December

 

For some reason, I like to acknowledge either the beginning or the end of a month, and sometimes I remember to do both.

WELCOME TO DECEMBER 2025 - we will never see this month again in our lifetimes...  time moves forward never backwards...  although, there are some who believe time travel is possible.

According to the CLAUDE (an AI program):

Time Travel to the Future
This is not only theoretically possible—it's experimentally verified and happens routinely. There are two main mechanisms:

• Time dilation from velocity: When you move at speeds approaching the speed of light, time passes more slowly for you relative to stationary observers. This is a prediction of Einstein's special relativity that's been confirmed countless times. For example, astronauts on the International Space Station age slightly slower than people on Earth (though only by milliseconds due to their relatively modest speeds).
• Time dilation from gravity: Time passes more slowly in stronger gravitational fields. This is confirmed by general relativity—clocks at sea level run slightly slower than clocks at higher altitudes. GPS satellites have to account for this effect to work properly.

Time travel to the past, is theoretically possible, but much more problematic, therefore, there is a high probability it will never happen.

So, my comment stands...

we will likely never see December 2025 again.

Now, with this detail resolved, just what do you think of DECEMBERS?

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Personally...

I don't really care for Decembers because they are the last month for potential warm weather until late March; of course, this is predicated upon geographical location...  and East TN is close to being in the middle between REALLY COLD and REALLY WARM weather during the fall and winter months - more so winter than fall.

For me, December represents the HYPOCRITICAL HOLIDAY OF CHRISTMAS.

Christmas is basically commercial and economic and has little to do with faith, religion, and belief for most people.  

Christmas is a time where families say nice things to each other in the spirit of the holidays and don't mean a word of it.

While my wife and I were working, it was a time for us to be off from work (with pay) for a couple of days; however, since we have been retired for 10 years, we are off from work 365 days each year, so the holidays mean very little now, except presents, making food, and eating too much.  ALTHOUGH, we are always with family and friends which is positive.

When I speak of family and friends, I speak of my wife's family and friends because my family wants little to do with me because I have a different lifestyle and beliefs than they do.  Ever since our father died, we got together and reached out a little less; then when our mother died, pretty much all communications ceased, including those with my daughter from my first marriage.

DECEMBER is just a transition month into WINTER...  and an always unpredictable NEW YEAR.