1 januari 2008 UPDATED

Today’s Name Day is No name etoday Swedes like to celebrate. So with a Name Day Calendar you can celebrate not only your “birth” day but your “name” day as well! Extra coffee and cake for you on your name’s day! Today there are so many new names that a name’s day calendar can’t possibly list all the names. The traditional names listed here reflect old Norse culture as well as earlier influences of Christianity. If you know anyone with a name similar to one listed here, surprise them with a “happy name’s day” greeting or sing them “Happy Birthday” in Swedish (Ja, må du leva)! Thought for today: Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up late on New Year’s Eve. Middle age is when you’re forced to. — Bill Vaughan Last nite I did stay up until after midnite. Willie was asleep so the year changed very quietly. I did not feel good last nite at all. I think my blood sugar was really high. It was not anything I ate, so who knows. Maybe just stress finally got to me. And it is still high today but I feel better. Great. It will be a quiet day. No plans. Do some graphic arts, take photos, clean the kitchen, maybe some laundry. Whoopee!! What an exciting way to start the year. It is still cold out so the snow remains but this weekend it will melt. LATER: It was a quieter than normal day. I think I have a touch of the stomach flu. Everytime I have eaten anything I have felt really bad. It has to be gone by tomorrow. Too much to do. We were going out to eat tonite but I just feel too rotten. At least I know why my blood sugars are high. It stayed cold all day with high winds. In fact the porch turned white again from blowing snow!!! Gått för dagen. Kanske. Be well, do good work, and keep in touch! World Clock My Kiva account To find what time it is anywhere in the world right now.