Dallin Crump

It's old, cheesy, and obscure. Just the kind of Christmas video I like.

I'm ready for the holiday break. We're planning on visiting extended family this year and we'll hopefully see a few people we haven't seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic (2019).

Spoilers ahead!

I'm currently obsessed with the Star Wars TV series Andor. Writing, directing, acting, cinematography, music, story – all brilliant. It resonates with me on many levels. I'm watching the first season for the second time and paying close attention. In Episode 7, Announcement, a conversation between Andor and Maarva got me thinking.

Warning: Andor spoilers ahead!

My favorite TV show of 2022 – and probably my favorite TV show ever – is the Star Wars series Andor. I have been watching its debut season again and loving it even more the second time around. In Episode 5: The Axe Forgets we learn a little more about the beloved character Nemik – a young Rebel idealist who is in it all for the cause – so much so that he creates a Manifesto which is referenced prominently later in the season.

Another favorite Christmas video that I have watched every year since I first saw it is a music video of the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square singing Infant Holy, Infant Lowly.

Today my wife and I attended the celebration of life (memorial service) of her aunt.

We had a pretty good snow overnight. The weather reports said Cache Valley got about a foot of snow. We measured about 10” in our front yard.

It's been many years since I've had games on my smartphone. It's not that I don't enjoy video games, it's that I enjoy them too much.

My brother (who is younger than me) has never used big social media.

I make a distinction between big and small social media.

• Big social media = the large popular platforms like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.
• Small social media = however you interact with smaller, private groups of people. Like a small Discord server, iMessage group, etc.

I guess technically my brother does have a LinkedIn account that he uses as an online resumé, not as a social network. But Facebook? Twitter? Instagram? Nope. Nada.

I have to say, I envy him in that regard.

The past couple years I have been mailing Christmas cards to family and loved ones and I plan to keep doing so in the future.