1. And here we are, mired in the middle of the last month of 2025. There are 10 days to go until Christmas and it is the third Monday of the month. There remain only two Mondays of 2025!
2. NFL Family Football Report. Given what happened with the Ravens last Sunday, I boycotted watching the NFL this week. Between both dismal play execution by the team and criminal refereeing, I just couldn't take watching the games yesterday. Three family teams have been eliminated from the playoffs, I put the Cowboys in that category because they must win their three remaining games and the Eagles must lose all of their three remaining games. The teams are 36-45-1, .445.
Ravens (7-7) exacted revenge on the Bengals (5-9), 28-0
Dolphins (6-7) play Steelers (7-6), tonight
Commanders (4-10) dispatched Giants (2-12), 29-21
Cowboys (6-7-1) were effectively eliminated from playoffs by Vikings (6-8), 26-34
Chiefs (6-8) were eliminated from playoffs by Chargers (10-4) 13-16
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| Christmas Poinsettia Tequesta, FL December 14, 2025 |
3. Chris placed our poinsettia in the garden to add some much needed color. It does. It was especially radiant yesterday still carrying the raindrops from the overnight rainstorm.
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| Christmas at the Mall Gardens Mall, Palm Beach Gardens, FL December 14, 2025 |
4. We ventured to the local mall, the Gardens Mall, yesterday to do some Christmas shopping. We have been going to the mall fairly regularly during the year and it is usually a ghost town. Not so yesterday. The parking lots were full and the mall was bustling with Christmas shoppers. It was fun to be out and enjoying so many other shoppers. And we were successful in our efforts to find some actual physical Christmas gifts in a brick and mortar mall setting. The Christmas Spirit was definitely evident.
5. The attacks at Brown University in Rhode Island and on Bondi Beach near Sydney, Australia, that killed so many people and injured so many others sadly highlight the continuing hostility and lack of civility in the world. I thought Australia had tough gun laws and we know how liberal they are here in the US. I cannot fathom why people believe they need to get weapons and go shoot strangers.
6. Today in History. In a ceremony held in Baghdad on December 15, 2011, the war that began in 2003 with the American-led invasion of Iraqofficially comes to an end. But violence continued and in fact worsened over the subsequent years. The withdrawal of American troops had been a priority of President Barack Obama, but by the time he left office the United States would again be conducting military operations in Iraq.
Five days after the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush announced the “War on Terror,” an umbrella term for a series of preemptive military strikes meant to reduce the threat terrorism posed to the American homeland. The first such strike was the invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, which began a war that continued for two decades.
Australia plans tougher gun laws after police say father and son killed 15 at Bondi Beach - Reuters
Meta tolerates rampant ad fraud from China to safeguard billions in revenue - Reuters
Canada's farmers are producing record crops despite droughts and floods - Reuters
Morning Bid: Stocks catch a break after bruising AI selloff - Reuters
Authorities seek Brown University gunman after releasing person of interest - The Washington Post
Why Trump won’t stop trying to free Tina Peters — and why Colorado refuses to back down - MS Now
Last-ditch and likely to fail: The House GOP is finally ready to act on health care - MS Now
NFL officials under fire after Rams edge Lions 41-34 to secure postseason berth - FoxNews
Congress races against the clock to avert skyrocketing health care costs for millions - CNN
-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL
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