Black Cake: A History - The New York Times > Dining & Wine > Slide Show > Slide 1 of 9

BLACK CAKE? THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD!
Black cake, a dessert descended from the British plum pudding, evokes nostalgia for the islands, where its baking was a solemnly observed annual ritual.

(PS:I don't know who the hell the "Caribbean-born New Yorkers and their children, who number more than half a million" are, but this looks like something to try for the holidays.)
(NEW YORK TIMES)

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PUERTO RICO'S MANY DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
Puerto Rico celebrates more holidays than any other country in the world. And, for good measure, we start our Christmas festivities in November, ending them on the feast of the Ephiphany (Three Kings Day) on January 6. This is a very cute site that explains everything, but unfortunately, it's in Spanish.CLICK HERE FOR AN AWFUL GOOGLE TRANSLATION
Here's another interesting site on the subject.
(Suggested by Zaida Smith)

Merry Christmas

CHRISTMAS COUNTDOWN TICKER
Good friend Garet sent me this. Put it on your computer and watch the seconds drag by.
(Unearthed by Garet Cox)

GET YOUR GRINCH NAME
Leave it to my intellectual friends to come up with this one. I didn't even know we had Grinch names (or that we needed them, for that matter).
(unearthed by Russ Adams)

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I'M DREAMING OF A WHITE CHRISTMAS
Just a little animated Christmas card with the popular song.
(Unearthed by Debbie Andrews)

The Scribe Who Gets The Candidates' Vote - washingtonpost.com

SCRIBE RIGHT

"At 57, having covered every campaign here since 1976, David Yepsen is the old-journalism king of the Iowa caucuses. He is also the new-journalism king of the Iowa caucuses. Heck, if the Iowa caucuses had their own currency, the bills just might have Yepsen's face on them. With his matter-of-fact newspaper assessments of candidates and their campaigns and his popular Register blog, launched for the 2008 cycle, he makes 'em and he breaks 'em.(WASHINGTON POST)

Christmas Carols for the Disturbed [Archive] - Xtreme PC Central Tech Forums

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR (YOU DO, DON'T YOU?)
From The Garage's very own Debbie - Is There A Theme Here? - Andrews comes this Christmas Theme suggestion: Christmas Carols for the Disturbed. What I want to know is why they left out Attention Deficit Disorder (Silent night, Holy oooh look at the Froggy - can I have a chocolate, why is France so far away?) I guess the answer is obvious.
(Suggested by Debbie Andrews)

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Grandfather's Wooden Bowl

THE BOWL STORY
I love this story so much I wanted to know it's origin. Check it out.
(Suggested by Lonzo Smith)

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GO ELF YOURSELF
Looking for ways to squander the boss' time? Go Elf yourself!
(Suggested by John Milham)