(Ele)Civil Disobedience

Okay. Now that's damned erotic. Nude greetings to 2007, probably with your own roman candle, huh? Gonna have some 'fireworks'? Regarding Wal-Mart, there have been several attempts to get mega stores in this area, but they have failed. They have these dinky little Wal-Marts that are not any bigger than the Woolworth stores they bought out years ago, and the restrictions that have been put in their way, for a decade or more, have not allowed them to expand one little bit. At this point, in one town about 30 minutes drive away, it is estimated they have spent over $1M just trying to get permission to purchase land, and been denied (zoning bylaws). I think it's quite funny really. They think they're so hot, but they can't truly win if the whole community beats them back. I don't think we're quite so much into admiration of the almighty dollar here in Canada, because I've heard this type of fight (and Wal-Mart loss) has happened in quite a few towns and even cities.

Okay. Now that's damned erotic.

I started the "Nude Year's Eve" tradition when I was nine, I believe, so eroticism wasn't one of the original goals. I was trying for some symbolism - starting the new year fresh, with nothing of the previous year still attatched to me. Mostly, though, I thought that watching the ball drop was pretty boring, and I wanted to do something more fun. Stripping naked and howling at the moon (whether it was actually out or not) seemed to fit the bill.

I just hang out with neighbors for New Years, and we're purists enough to sing "Auld Lang Syne" to the original tune that Robert Burns indicated (see his Scots Musical Museum), rather than the errant tune that everyone else uses. (Click here for the REAL tune.)--Rigel

You're weird. I like that in a person. Nude. Howling at the moon. Yay.