for holiday traditions. One of the family traditions that I always think about this time of year has nothing to do with our family and nothing to do with Christmas.
Bruce, a former boss of mine, had an ongoing gag with his brother about the winter solstice. The days get shorter and shorter as we approach December 21, the shortest day of the year. So every year Bruce and his brother would try to be the first to call the other on December 22 and in their cheeriest voice proclaim, “Hello, brother! Good morning! Notice how much earlier the sun got up this morning? The days are sure getting long.” Of course it was minutes or even seconds past midnight, the sun was nowhere in sight, and it was certainly not evident yet that the day was longer. But what a way to reconnect to your brother!
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