A Very Screaming Christmas!
As 2025 draws to a close, we remember what's important
Even through the chaos of the holiday season, part of a recent comment left by Ryan Gardner has been going banging around in my head for a couple weeks —
You and I have had these conversations over the years about other issues. Can't believe im saying "over the years ", but we're coming up on 6 years!
On some level, I can’t believe it’s already been nearly six years since the world lost its collective mind during covid. On the other hand, it feels like we’ve gone through DECADES worth of BS and I can’t believe it’s ONLY been six years since the world lost its collective mind during covid. I don’t really want to dwell on that time — we all remember it all too well.
But in that chaos, there were silver linings. Even as the establishment systematically banned anybody asking the most basic questions about our covid response, we managed to find one another. Even as many of our families and friends turned their backs on covid skeptics (who had simply read the data), we found solace in the knowledge we weren’t alone in these struggles.
In the darkest times, we created light I believe quite literally kept some people going. No matter what happens to Screaming into the Void in the future, that’s something to be proud of forever.
And while reality finally dismantled covid-related censorship, the lies of the media didn’t stop there. We watched (and mocked) them as they pretended not to see Joe Biden’s rapidly deteriorating condition, and were horrified as they attempted to throw Donald Trump in jail — and took a few shots at him when that failed.
Of course, our time together hasn’t been ALL bad on the political front — we also shared the optimism of election night 2024, watching Trump swoop back into the White House. We’ve seen serious reversals on some terrible policies, although I’m sure we all agree there’s room for improvement.
Six years ago, I never expected to end up where I am — and even though our journey together hasn’t been EASY, at every step of the way it’s been EASIER thanks to you, the amazing Screaming into the Void community that literally keeps the lights on around here.
A big part of Christmas is family, but it turns out that family comes in all shapes and sizes — and sometimes it shows up when you least expect it! So from everybody in my extended Screaming family to everybody in yours, I hope your Christmas is filled with love and joy — and as always, if you can’t find it with your real family, you can always find it here with ours!
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I know what you guys want for Christmas! Today, we have two styles of blocking the sunlight while napping. Bonnie prefers the “paw over face” strategy:
Whereas G prefers strategic positioning.
Dude got himself into a scrap this week and I spent much of Monday performing minor kitty first aid. He’s healing well and already roaming the streets again.
Last year our Christmas film was “It’s a Wonderful Life,” but this year I wanted to switch it up just a little bit. It took a while, but I was finally able to find a version of Charlie Brown Christmas complete with VHS quality audio and video! Enjoy!
Side note: Looking forward to getting back in the saddle this weekend! I've got a ton of ideas but no time to write them.......
Midnight, all alone on the pavement...
Nah, but seriously though I'm in bed on this Jul-natt and it is Midnight. Full of food, glögg*, cookies, candies, cakes, pastries, and mumma.
Not too cold outside, just -10C / 14F, not too much snow either. Weird Winter so far - the cold and the snow didn't hit us until just the other day. It's been so warm we even had a bear rummaging in the compost heap a week ago.
Here's a positive thing I want to share:
Thursday last week the charity where I volunteer had its Jul-reception, and this year a lot of stores and private citizens had donated all sorts of things, so the church ladies have been busy wrapping gifts and so when the families came Thursday morning, they got to file past tables with wrapped presents (one per kid, sorted by age and sex), then they got to take as much clothes as they wanted to (because we're out of room to store the donated clothes), and after that they all got seated and in the main room and were served Jul-lunch, plus coffee and treats.
And everyone got a bag of groceries to take home too - one grocery store had donated two and a half cargo pallets of various kinds of loaves of bread f.e.
Heartwarming, that was. Spirit of Christmas and Jul all in one go.
And maybe next year, I'm going to dress up as the Jul-goat. We'll see what happens.
God Jul, Merry Christmas and good night!