This is always my favorite day of the year. I count down the dwindling daylight hours until this date and then rejoice at the increasing daylight :) I don't believe I suffer from SAD but the lack of daylight does make me sad--in the usual sense of the word. I wonder how prevalent this mild version of missing the daylight might be among most people.
On my to do list before I die is to spend some time in June in Alaska just once, to experience nearly 24 hour/day daylight :) Thus, to all tipsters I wish you a happy solstice. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 09:41:11 -0500 >From: "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> >Subject: [tips] Happy Winter Solstice! >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> >Cc: "Mike Palij" <[email protected]> > >For those of you who know, today is the Winter Solstice! A time >to celebrate the reversal of lengthening darkness, the increasing of >daylight, and, perhaps more importantly, the end of the semester >(except for those poor folks whose semester doesn't end until >December 23 or beyond). Let the celebrations begin (like you >really need me to tell you that)! > >For those of you who don't know, today is the Winter Solstice! >Some info about this ancient, international event is available on the >following websites: >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7794421.stm >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice >http://www.religioustolerance.org/w_solsti.htm >Let the celebrations begin! > >And for those celebrating "Festivus" on December 23, only >two more days! I expect there will be a vigorous "Airing of >Grievances" and intellectual "Feats of Strength" on TiPS! >I hope that all Tipsters spend the appropriate time decorating >their Festivus Pole! I eagerly await Tipsters accounts of their >Festivus Miracles! > >For those unfamiliar with the "Festivus" holiday, see: >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Festivus > >And for those of you celebrating those "Johnny Come Lately >Holidays" (you know who you are): Happy Holidays! > >;-) >-Mike Palij >New York University >[email protected] > > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
