Yeah, pretty much. It could use a major hardware upgrade, though I don't hate the Apex.

I have received a lot of messages off list, too many to answer conveniently individually. So I'll thank those who sent messages in one list message. I very much appreciate all the good wishes

Hi Gene, LOL, that's actually true, and its still Christmas, till like the 6th, anyway. :)

I can tell you one reason Christmas is being discussed. Because there are no twelve days of new year. (grin) Gene

LOL well I was trying to let everyone have a bit of unmoderated fun in the spirit of the holidays, but I guess it probably is time to move on before we irritate other list members.

I looked on Wikipedia and, though I didn't read the article in detail, phrases I saw indicate that the twelve days may be considered to begin on Christmas itself or the day after. I didn't read

Hi thanks and the same to you.

Oh, come on; lighten up! Pam.

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Oh, that's interesting. I never heard of that. Pam.

I think that comes down to families, maybe. Because I remember when I was growing up, my mother would give us a Christmas eve dinner, then we would decorate the tree. In the morning, we would open

I would feel at home there, Rajmund, since the 24th always has seemed like Christmas to me and Christmas a day for reflection and Thanksgiving for what happened. That's just a personal thing with me.

Gerald, please stop trying to moderate lists. I don't care for the off topic m posts either but let's leave that to the moderators. If you want to moderate, start your own list. earlier, Gerald

Thanks. Bye for now, Carolyn

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Well, you should've spoken before now. Enjoy the remainder of Christmastide, or else do your own thing.

Except that this is New Year's Day 2016. So why are some list members still discussing Christmas 2015? That's old news. Let's end this thread already and move forward. Gerald

Yes, I know the Greek one, and maybe the Russian one, and I don't know what else, is the seventh of January. Pam.

Well, like, that's their Christmas day, including presents, everything. My home country does that, everything including dinner, presents, on the 24th, although, I'm not exactly the best person to ask,

'Official'? Can you cite authorities? Yes I know folks in several cultures have the Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve, leaving the feast day itself free for observance (or recovery from the evening