Happy Hogswatch!

“IT’S THE EXPRESSION ON THEIR LITTLE FACES I LIKE, said the Hogfather.
“You mean sort of fear and awe and not knowing whether to laugh or cry or wet their pants?”
YES. NOW THAT IS WHAT I CALL BELIEF.”

Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

“It was nice to hear the voices of little children at play, provided you took care to be far enough away not to hear what they were actually saying.”

Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

“NO. YOU NEED TO BELIEVE IN THINGS THAT AREN’T TRUE. HOW ELSE CAN THEY BECOME?”

Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

Hogswatch is the winter holiday on the Discworld. There are certain similarities between our Santa and the Hogfather: He rides in a sleigh, drawn by boars, and distributes presents.

Writer’s Quotes Wednesdays: Wintery Holidays

“Hailing frequencies open, sir.”

Nyota Uhuru was a member of the original Star Trek series. The crew was multicultural and she was one of the first black leading women on American television. As the communication officer of the Enterprise she was a junior compared to the triumvirate Kirk, Spock and McCoy, nevertheless she became a role model for many black girls (her skimpy uniform skirts not withstanding).

FOWC with Fandango: Paragon

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About Time

Of course, it gets dark early and light late every year at this time of the year but this December it seems to get to me more than in other years. On some days it doesn’t seem to get light at all. I’ve about had it with this darkness and I’m prepared to dance around a bonfire tonight to appease the gods to coax the sun back.

The Ragtag Daily Prompt: Solstice