Now that fog is descending and temperatures are falling, could it be time for cheering thoughts of a sunny getaway once the madness of Christmas is over?
He kept his eyes mostly on his printed speech but he spoke in clear and measured tones and had to pause several times for cheering and applause.
Then it will be time for the cheers and the tears, the handshake line, the presentation of the chalice and the procession with it around the rink as the sweaty winners grin through their cuts and their playoff beards and kiss their reflection upon the engraved names of the Cup's silver sides.
It is time for three cheers; leave the catcalls for when he does make a serious mistake.
Let me in conclusion second the nomination, not of one man but of two men, Gov. Burke of North Dakota and Senator Chamberlain of Oregon". The convention was somewhat late in reassembling for its night session and it spent its time in cheering for Wilson and singing.
Earlier in the day, William C. Thompson Jr., the city's comptroller and a candidate for mayor, outlined a detailed position on the city's education system for the first time, to cheers from critics of the mayor in the audience.
The bonus 51st app in this roundup would be the Guardian and Observer Tablet Edition, of course – it wouldn't feel fair to deprive another app of a place, but as a reader as well as writer, its appearance on the Google Play store in time for Christmas greatly cheered me up.
"With Gogo Inflight Internet and an AC power port at every seat, p.s. customers will get more accomplished in the air this holiday season, leaving time for more holiday cheer on the ground".
Now, just time for some festive cheer before I hop back on a plane to the Valley bubble, where the cliquey US tech press give regular handjobs to their best friends' startups and money is plucked off trees by colluding investors, and handed to anyone with an American accent and a Stanford hoodie.
Time for merriment, good cheer, Salvation Army bell ringers, eggnog, yule logs, and stress.
When he can't find the door, Fuddles uses one of Santa's tricks to get back into the warm, cozy house, just in time for some Christmas cheer.
