Happy "Shortest Day of the Year"

[Jack_Dawson]

Sun sets at 4:46 here in SoCal. What about you?

SAD sufferers: It's all downhill from here...

:toast:

[LynzM]

1. I don't know what time officially...

But 4:45 sounds about right... Freakin' early, either way. I will be SO glad when it starts getting noticeably lighter again! The darkness is my least favorite part of winter!

[fluffernutter]

2. 4:20 here in WA. i am SO looking forward to more daylight!

[tjdee]

3. Awesome!!

Fucking hate the winter...the light will help.

[underpants]

4. Rose at 7:20 sets at 4:55

9 hours and 35 minutes of daylight today

[Jack_Dawson]

6. Wherez That? n/t

[underpants]

9. Richmond Va.

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/USLocalStd.asp?loc=kric&seg=LocalWeather&prodgrp=Forecasts&product=Forecast&prodnav=none&pid=none

[achtung_circus]

5. Solstice and "The Coldest Night of the Year" Bruce Cockburn

I was up all night, socializing
Trying to keep the latent depression from crystalizing
Now the sun is lurking just behind the Scarborough horizon

And you're not even here
On the coldest night of the year.

I took in Yonge Street at a glance
Heard the punkers playing
Watched the bikers dance
Everybody wishing they could go to the south of France

And you're not even here
On the coldest night of the year.

Hey look at me now
See the shape I'm in
It's taken me so long to catch on to what's going on
Inside this skin
When two lovers really love there's nothing there
But this suddenly compact universe
Skin and breath and hair

I watched the all night TV show
In the all night bar
I drove all the people home
I was the one with the car

Now I'm sitting here alone and sleepless
and wondering where you are
And wishing you were here
On the coldest night of the year

[tjwmason]

7. It's set already

Here in England it's dark already (4:47).

Today is also my name day (feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle) so double reason for happiness.

[sniffa]

8. i have too much to do

and the day is shorter? oh god!!

[Not_Giving_Up]

10. Solstice is also my son's birthday

Eleven years ago today, it seemed like the longest day of my life...15 hours of back labor - OUCH!

[Ernesto]

11. Beautiful sunshine @ 8AM in the the big valley!

WTF, now @ 8:30, the FOG has rolled in again. That's how it is in the southern end of the Sacramento Valley this morning.
Me @ mine will flying out of this fog-hole on xmas AM. Caribbean, here we come!

[Jack_Dawson]

12. Ahh...Tule Fog

I'll be driving through that in a couple days...

[Ernesto]

16. The forecast says.........

the north wind will pick up & the sun will prevail, starting Weds!

[cmf]

13. Sunrise - 7:55

Sunset - 4:20. WA. Although I'm happy the days will be getting longer, it doesn't change the fact that it's gray most of the time here. We have long winters.

[yvr girl]

14. 4:16 here in Vancouver

Are days are very short here this time of year.

[donsu]

15. yeah, I was singing and dancing this a.m. saying goodbye to the

shortest day of the year and hello to longer days

[Jack_Dawson]

17. Where do you live

if you don't my asking?

[donsu]

18. Key West

nt

[Jack_Dawson]

20. I wanna go there on vacation!

Where should we stay? I've never been. Nice but also affordable, near stuff but not too near. Any ideas?

Thx,

JD

[donsu]

22. well

Key West is a small island so everything is near (1 1/2 mi. at it's widest, 5 1/2 mi. at it's longest) however, the Stock Island end of the island costs less then downtown (the other end).

So. Roosevelt Ave. is quieter and you can gaze 90 mi across the water at Cuba. No. Roos. Ave. is busy. both roads lead to downtown where it it HOT! in more ways then one.

[fnottr]

19. 4:59

Down here in Albuquerque, I think it's the only day of the year where sunset's before 5:00

[Jack_Dawson]

21. Albuquerque is a cool town

Only been there once, and OK I was 12, but it seemed pretty OK.