another day passes, another remembrance of christ's birth, snow on the ground, a mass, celebration, white, pseudo white christmas, a plastic friend, enjoyed by the family, development finally occurs, change, maturation, the effect, strong effect of environment on development, but besides that, movies on the small screen, better than a home theater, take the movie with you, watch it anywhere, pretend to be working, and there it is, on the desktop, neo getting his ass kicked by morpheus. but another day passes, quietly, with little or no fanfare, and seven days remain, with quiet expectation, probably will meet with disappointment, but surprises, i'm due for one.