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Don&#8217;t these fools know that it is the reason for the season?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2005\/12\/19\/AR2005121901802.html\"><b>Have a Holly, Jolly Holiday<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 1:35 p.m. winter officially begins with the solstice. From now on, the days will be getting longer and the nights shorter. Hoo-ray right? Well, not for some people. Despite war in Iraq, transit strikes in New York, and ballpark problems at home, some people cannot make peace with the solistice. 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