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Christmas 2022

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Merry Christmas   from   snowy   Montreal!   May   Santa   get you all the presents your heart desires,   whether he finds you   packed   with others   or alone in the   wilderness .   Here is how I spent Christmas Eve morning: - shoveled snow - while drinking coffee got kicked in the head by a vagrant Muse - composed a Christmas poem in Czech - translated it to English  (the Czech variant is better, but so be it...) Here it is, starting with a verse from a famous mid-19th century Czech poet   Erben , followed by my own thoughts:   Hoj, ty Štědrý večere, ty tajemný svátku, cože komu dobrého neseš na památku? Oh Christmas Eve, oh holiday - so mysterious is your ring. What memorable goods and things for people will you bring? Kotníkové ponožky pro skutečného muže, či kosmetický balíček - to dárek jeho družce? Ankle socks for a   real man , cosmetics for his girl/fan?   Vtipný dárek ostatním jež humor v kr...