Isaac Newton was born Dec 25, 1642 according to the old Julian calendar. It corresponds to January 4, 1643 of the currently used Gregorian calendar, but as Newton was highly superstitious individual who looked for meaning in all sorts of numbers and learned Hebrew so he could study floor plans of temples in their original form, being born on Christmas would be significant. (Even though, as an unorthodox Christian, he believed celebrating Christ as God was idolatry... Which is neither here nor there. )
I love getting together with family and friends around the holidays. Had a great party last night at the parents with lots of family friends, and am spending tonight with Dom's family.
The end of school was so hectic and stressful, it's taken me this long to decompress. But there is still a lot of holiday to come!
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