"Mercy Mile"

Christmas things:

singing Christmas carols in a group ("gang colors": red and green!) and it being so cold, too cold, glad to finish and have "lunch" (which was their odd & funny term for "a snack") in the church

the liberation of momentary inspiration and Cash to support it -- of buying Christmas gifts for family & friends, at Copley Plaza shopp. area to take home from college at Christmas break

the "hmmm"-moment of realizing presents taking up room in suitcase which was sort of needed for clothes...

after opening presents indoors by Tree, going out to garage for one final, large gift: a Sled. (Mobility!) sort of...

Christmas dinner, people seated all around a table, the Food plentiful, varietal, and delicious, and atmosphere of cheer, and hope, and goodwill -- when you don't really need to tell people anything, and they have no surprises for you, you can just "be," and the air between everyone can billow with comfort and pleasantness

Church -- the same story each year, always good, good to be comforted by the Expected

the "Bewitched" Christmas episodes -- when Samantha takes Larry and Darrin's cranky client to the North Pole, on her broom, to meet Santa Claus -- (make a believer outta that greedy Madison Avenue yo-yo...)

the Peanuts Christmas special! -- Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn king! Peace on earth, & mercy mild -- God and sinners -- reconciled!...rock on...

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