{"id":975,"date":"2006-12-18T10:57:05","date_gmt":"2006-12-18T14:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2006\/12\/18\/nothing-says-christmas\/"},"modified":"2006-12-18T11:00:16","modified_gmt":"2006-12-18T15:00:16","slug":"nothing-says-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/snarl\/2006\/12\/18\/nothing-says-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Says Christmas&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;.Like men running down the streets of Boston in Speedos.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"537\" alt=\"Santa Speedo Run 2006 009.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/snarl\/files\/2006\/12\/Santa%20Speedo%20Run%202006%20009.jpg\" width=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I sure had a holiday filled weekend. Friday night was the annual holiday party at Harvard Law School. I dragged Randy along this year and the place was packed. I ended up staying much longer than I have at any previous party (well over two\u00a0hours). Randy and I then went into Harvard Square to do a bit of Christmas shopping before heading back to his place for games with friends.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday we overslept and raced to the Back Bay to catch the annual Santa Speedo Run. Unfortunately, the runners\u00a0started their thing earlier than the 1PM scheduled start time so we got there just as the last few stragglers were returning to Lir (the race begins and ends at a bar). So, no\u00a0running shots this year&#8230;just stills of some of the crowd on the sidewalk.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, on Sunday we went up to New Hampshire for a Yankee Swap* at one of Randy&#8217;s friend&#8217;s house. Actually, it was this beautiful New England farmhouse with attached barn, wide beam floors and at least 14 rooms (that I saw &#8211; I may have missed a few rooms). There were 15 people participating in the swap and I managed to be second from last (which is a good thing). I got to go home with an emormous box (nearly 12&#8243;x18&#8243;) of Lindt truffles. mmmmmm<\/p>\n<p>And now I&#8217;ve got a 4 day work week ahead of me before our holiday recess begins (I won&#8217;t have to return to work for 11 days &#8211;\u00a0until January 2nd). Of course, I&#8217;ll be blogging throughout that time &#8211; even as Randy and I venture up to Montreal for a few days. WOO HOO!<\/p>\n<p>On that note, I&#8217;ll sign off for today with some more shots of the Santa Speedo Run. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"343\" alt=\"Santa Speedo Run 2006 006.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/snarl\/files\/2006\/12\/Santa%20Speedo%20Run%202006%20006.jpg\" width=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"339\" alt=\"Santa Speedo Run 2006 007.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/snarl\/files\/2006\/12\/Santa%20Speedo%20Run%202006%20007.jpg\" width=\"247\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"342\" alt=\"Santa Speedo Run 2006 001.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/snarl\/files\/2006\/12\/Santa%20Speedo%20Run%202006%20001.jpg\" width=\"245\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>*OK, so we&#8217;re in New England and it&#8217;s called a Yankee Swap. Did this practice originate here? Is it called the same thing in other parts of the country\/world? Is it even done elsewhere?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230;.Like men running down the streets of Boston in Speedos. I sure had a holiday filled weekend. Friday night was the annual holiday party at Harvard Law School. I dragged Randy along this year and the place was packed. I ended up staying much longer than I have at any previous party (well over two\u00a0hours). 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