The Noxsoma Chronicles [0095]
12-24-2025 … Day 23675 (Christmas Eve Wellness Wednesday)
Humpday Happiness Health Heroes,
We woke with heavy eyes this morning, having to re-mind the brain what day it was. This is my first Christmas at the Oasis Sanctuary. There are some new tenants. Christmas trees and lights can be seen through the windows and the aroma of whatever is for dinner wafts through the court. No turkey yet. The ovens here are too small for traditional turkeys.
This is life in the 21st Century. “They promised us flying cars. They gave us electric scooters.” I can see this becoming very long. If I do flesh it out it will show up in tonight’s transmission.
Christmas makes me nostalgic [did you know that “nostalgia” is defined as an ailment, like “fibromialgia”]. Nostalgia “morbid longing to return to one's home or native country, severe homesickness considered as a disease." Anyway, it makes me nostalgic but not longingly so. It’s not as if any ghosts are going to come visit and make me relive all the worst Christmases of my life. If I could remember the worst, it would still be good.
Ghost of Christmas Past
The first Christmas away from home was my 18th. Basic training in San Diego, California. The only thing I remember about it was the weather. It was clammy. Damp but not wet. Light misty rain falling. We were standing on – or marching on the “grinder.” In the distance I could see a Christmas tree through a window. Sliding doors. Curtains open just enough. Colorful lights. Multi-colored. I don’t remember feeling anything in particular.
Ghost of Christmas present…
Sitting at the laptop pecking this out. Christmas brunch with Number One Daughter tomorrow.
Ghost of Christmas yet to come.
December 22 to 25 or there abouts. Two centuries on, it’s not called Christmas anymore. The aliens have disclosed the truth about human “religion” [religion means “bound”]. There are still some enclaves of Christians. People know that “christo” means oil. They celebrate similarly to the way it was done in the 21st century. Europe is 89% [it’s an alien word that’s still difficult to pronounce]. Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia have been thriving for over a century. Despite a shaky turn of the century -- [21st to 22nd,] -- northern and Central Eurasia has been relatively peaceful. “Europe” effectively no longer exists. The artificial borders between Asia and Europe have been dissolved. Ancient ways from the East have been updated and modified for modern times. Technology that had been hidden and or lost is being revitalized. Food, housing and quality of life are political [policy] priorities. No time for war.
The celebration is the Solstice. The sun still rests for three days, but due to precession the actual dates change. The debate over whether to change the calendar itself or adjust the dates of the festivals.
The spirit comes upon a wizardly looking sage. Long black hair waves down his back with white streaks. He is sitting in from of a small bonfire. Children and young teens are sitting in a “circ” [pronounced “chirch”] listening to the elder vagabond’s tales from “the before times.” He is the khronus-lairiette of the village. A human time-capsule, professor, educator and philosopher.
“Where are we Spirit? When are we? Are these shadows of what “will be” or what “could be?”
This kind of brings us to our next & closing segment.
The generation that arrived post 9 11 has an opportunity to craft a strong, but rigid second half of this century. But they will have to detach themselves from the addictions that they were born into. They are like “crack babies.” The “crack” is convenience and instant gratification, dirty minds but no dirty hands. Scared of everything and no work ethic. Some humans mature 180 degrees opposite than they were in childhood. I watched the movie “Surrogates” recently. An awakening for “Zoomers” will have to come after a “future shock.” They will only become strong because they have no other choice. Bleak but optimistic.
There have been a handful of “future shocks” already in the first quarter of this century. Have you learned anything? Are you stronger yet? It’s not too late to go to trade school.
It’s the last day of Serenity Year.
Merry Christmas
Maybe that’s it. We will give it a few hours more before we post.
DAILY BLOG EXTRA
Feeling the Spirit of the Spirit.
It’s only logical that the thought “breath” [life force, etc] — has so many sonic expressions. When you really dig [into] it, you cannot help but connect the linguistic network back to a time when we all spoke with one tongue. We suspect that the letter “H” was used to express breath & breathing.
Merry Christmas, Cool Yule, Soulful Solstice. Days start getting longer tomorrow. Ho Ho Ho.
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Let’s do the numbers.
Today’s Score (12-24-2025)
BC … 23
Rum… 19
Ody….. 2
This Month So Far (12-24-25)
BC …… 3031
Rum …...573
Ody……. 259
Month to Date … 3863
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