Transmission 149: So be it

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Christmas Movie Madness continues.

Your first votes were pretty decisive.
Home Alone decimated Die Hard.
Elf crushed Carol.

Up for vote today, a couple of tough matchups!

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,
a classic comedy full of quotable moments,
up against a true Christmas classic,
It’s A Wonderful Life.

The second matchup features two animated favourites,
Rudolph vs. A Charlie Brown Christmas.

I know how I’m voting,
looking forward to seeing the results!

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A quick note on yesterday’s topic, frustration.

Yesterday actually ended up being a tough day for me.
A lot of frustration.
A lot of emotion really.
Confusion. Despair. Anger. Sadness. Fear.

Sometimes you just feel like you aren’t getting the breaks.
The universe has plans for me,
or maybe not.
Maybe we’re all just floating along,
bumping into things along the way.

So I took my own advice.
Because what else can I do?
There’s no choice.
Just keep going.
Keep working.
Keep moving forward.

It’s like shovelling a driveway full of deep snow.
You just start.
You work.
You push.
You keep going.
And when you’re done,
it might snow again.
Maybe it snowed the whole time you were out there.

So what are you gonna do about it?
Whine about the snow?
Throw a tantrum?
Wish it all away?
No.
You’re gonna work.
Do it again.
Because that’s just how it goes.

I’d rather be proud of not giving up.
About being tough.
About my will to keep going.
About being bulletproof.

Here’s to an easier day today.
And if it isn’t, so be it.
Maybe the next one will be,
but I’ll be tougher for it.

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- - - - - THE 32 - - - - -

1. Home Alone (1990)
vs
32. Black Christmas (1974)

2. Elf (2003)
vs
31. Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)

3. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
vs
30. Bad Santa (2003)

4. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
vs
29. Gremlins (1984)

5. How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1966)
vs
28. Die Hard (1988)

6. A Christmas Story (1983)
vs
27. Carol (2015)

7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
vs
26. The Family Stone (2005)

8. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
vs
25. The Holiday (2006)

9. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
vs
24. A Boy Called Christmas (2021)

10. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
vs
23. The Christmas Chronicles (2018)

11. Scrooged (1988)
vs
22. Christmas with the Kranks (2004)

12. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
vs
21. The Santa Clause (1994)

13. The Polar Express (2004)
vs
20. White Christmas (1954)

14. Klaus (2019)
vs
19. Jingle All the Way (1996)

15. Alien Xmas (2020)
vs
18. The Holdovers (2023)

16. Love Actually (2003)
vs
17. Frosty the Snowman (1969)

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1. Home Alone (1990)
vs
28. Die Hard (1988)

2. Elf (2003)
vs
27. Carol (2015)

3. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989)
vs
4. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

7. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)
vs
8. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)

24. A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
vs
10. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

11. Scrooged (1988)
vs
12. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

20. White Christmas (1954)
vs
14. Klaus (2019)

18. The Holdovers (2023)
vs
16. Love Actually (2003)

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Float well, Earthling.
NeilA

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