"The Winter Solstice is the time of ending and beginning, a powerful time -- a time to contemplate your immortality. A time to forgive, to be forgiven, and to make a fresh start. A time to awaken." -- Frederick Lenz
[Good Yule, to everyone who marks the solstice, whether religiously or not! If you care about the moment of the astronomical solstice, it'll be at 17:23 EST (22:23 UTC). BTW, it's also Frank Zappa's birthday.]