Hello everyone!
Are you all oozing holiday spirit by now? I know I am, thanks in part to the National Christmas Tree lighting up the night sky, the National Yule Log warming my hands, and the National Candy Cane providing a tasty lick everyday. Okay, so all of these are true except the last. I guess a giant candy cane with thousands of people licking it everyday wouldn't be too sanitary. I've also been doing a little skating on the ice rink that's located on the Mall. I admit, giant neo-classical monuments are not my normal surroundings when I go ice skating.
Speaking of the Christmas tree, I'm fairly sure that they found a place to put that spent nuclear fuel, and it ain't Nevada! One glance at it will convince any attentive viewer that the thing is radioactive, because no natural Christmas tree glows in the night like this one does.
The yule log is actually a giant pit with numerous burning logs in it. A park ranger watches it and occasionally uses a forklift to toss another one in. The marshmallow roasting potential of this thing is off the charts, and I just have to find a wire or something to string them across the fence and the pit.
We've been having a large NAFTA conference here for the last couple of days, and yesterday Salinas, Mulroney, and Bush (senior) paid us a visit. Bush is quite interesting to hear speak these days, because he really no longer gives a hoot if someone takes something the wrong way. It's quite amusing! While returning to the Wilson Center with a couple other people we happened to run into him in the hallway, and he remarked "okay guys, there''ll be a quiz later, ha ha!" I assured him we'd be ready.
Looks like I'll be back to the tundra in about a week and a half.
How are all of you? Doing well?
Take care!
Peter
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