 Mark Ruda
Christmas In Branson Really Is The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
They say that there's no place like home for the holidays, but Christmas in Branson will give any other plans you may have been considering a run for their money. Whether you have decided hat you want to have a unique holiday celebration, or are heading to the center of the country to visit your family, you will find world-class accommodations and plenty of things to do in the Branson area. Here's a look at what makes Christmas in Branson such a special time of year, and what you can look forward to during your visit this season.
The Top Things to do for Christmas in Branson
1. Check out the Festival of Lights Drive-Through
The Branson Area Festival of Lights is a holiday tradition that has been pleasing locals and visitors to our luxurious cabin and condo rentals for years. Although the festival includes dazzling lights throughout the entire city and incredible holiday shows, the real centerpiece is the drive-through which runs from dusk until 11pm each night until January 2nd, 2013. Children and adults will be equally dazzled by this one-mile path that is lit up by more than 175 winter wonderland displays. You'll find this spectacular and unique family experience not far from your winter vacation rental, right off the Shepherd of the Hills Expressway.
2. Enjoy an Old Time Christmas at Silver Dollar City
One of the best reasons for staying with us for a magical Christmas in Branson is the opportunity to visit one of the top 5 holiday attractions in the entire country - An Old Time Christmas! Silver Dollar City's Christmas spectacular does not disappoint, boasting over 4 million lights in theme park. Although Silver Dollar City is a beloved attraction year-round, the holiday season is truly the most wonderful time of the year here. You and your family will be absolutely awestruck by the incredible 5-story special effects Christmas tree which sparkles and dances in sync with more than one million other lights adorning the City's square. You'll hear your holiday favorites like Carol of the Bells, Joy to the World, Sleigh Ride, and more! And what's Branson without a show? Silver Dollar City is featuring the Charles Dickens classic "A Christmas Carol" for its 10th year. The living nativity is another popular stop, you'll be able to see the first annual production of "It's a Wonderful Life", dig into a sweet and savory holiday meal, and even enjoy all of your favorite rides. Your day will be rounded off with the truly magical Gifts of Christmas Holiday Light Parade which passes through the "city" two times each evening, as long as weather permits.
3. Say Hello to Old Saint Nick
Even when you're away from home, your kids can rest assured that Santa will still find them when they spend Christmas in Branson. You and your whole family can go visit Santa Clause himself in his workshop which is located in downtown Branson. Here, your children will be able to decorate holiday cookies, make their own personal ornaments to hang on your cabin's tree, and participate in all sorts of other fun Christmas activities from 9AM to 4PM on Saturdays and from noon to 4PM on Sundays. Before you leave the workshop, be sure to have your kids give Santa the directions to your lush cabin or condo rental with us so that he can stop by on Christmas with presents.
Christmas in Branson is like no other holiday celebration you have ever experienced before. Come visit us and see for yourself why it's truly the most wonderful time of the year!
The Branson Blog Wishes You a Merry Christmas!This day was like a cherry on the top of a cake for the entire expedition. In the morning, our ship approached Deception Island, which has one of two active volcanoes in Antarctica. In fact, the entire island represents leftovers of a gigantic volcano that violently erupted about 10,000 years ago creating an underwater caldera (a blast hole) in the central part of the volcano. So, the island represents a rim of land around the caldera bay and resembles a horseshoe in outline.
We had to land outside of the caldera bay on the tops of large swale waves. Thousands and thousands of busy chinstrap penguins greeted us both during our approach to the landing and on land, where dramatic wind-carved sculptures sat on an impressive cliff made of countless volcanic ash layers. We hiked for about 1.5 kilometers maneuvering among nesting sites of penguins. Around 50,000 chinstrap penguins nest in this area.
Many curious penguins came directly to our feet and had their portraits recorded on numerous cameras. Chicks were still very young and had gray baby plumage. From time to time, we saw brown skuas and giant petrels among penguin colonies. These birds of prey were looking for lunch.
Geology of the site was as impressive as the bird life. Despite the island’s short geological history (this volcano and the island appeared only 1.5 million years ago), we saw plenty of evidence of geological events. An Ice Age glacier completely buried the island under a thick layer of ice and as it moved, it bulldozed volcanic deposits leaving very smooth hills behind and depositing new hills of morainic material. After the thick continental glacier melted, small valley glaciers kept doing their job of “eating” mountain slopes and creating cliffs along the directions of their movement. New eruptions covered the results of the glaciers’ work with new layers of volcanic ashes sprinkled with volcanic debris.  Finally, penguin activity created a dense network of eroded trails that over thousands of years added their own contribution to the landscape relief.
After everyone was back aboard, the captain sailed our ship into the caldera bay. Over there, we could see remains of a whaling station from the beginning of the 20th century and remains of scientific stations abandoned after the eruption of 1970. Along the shoreline, we could see areas with steam coming up, indicating that the volcano is just having a nap but not yet sleeping.
The rest of the day National Geographic Resolution was set on crossing the Drake as this was our last day in Antarctica. Goodbye, land of the sparkling ice! After dinner, guests enjoyed a crew show that featured many talented singers, musicians, and magicians.
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Is the new years eve, shooting live bullets in the air, trend a new one? Or Was it always there?

I mean new in terms of it being a noticeable problem. Or is it just more public now deu to social medias? 


Am asking as an Iraqi who witnessed many crazy celebrations with aks and pkms going full auto.

My mom was a doctor working in a major Baghdad ER back in the 1990s. And she helped coordinate the numbers of the wounded between all the major hospitals. It came to 400 wounded in the span of 30 minutes. Reason for the celebration? Saddam kinda hinted at an economic relief..spoiler... it was a lie.I related so hard to your edit. I’m butch as fuck— But guess who’s the bug killer in the relationship? My wonderful femme wife. I have a specific memory of a swinging daddy long legs, cruelly trapping me in the bathroom, and essentially shrieking, lamenting for their help... at 3am. In they come, like an action hero, wielding their converse shoes. 

Yes, I’m the dom in the relationship lol. I really like not fitting “traditional” standards of butch/expected masc gender roles, or of lesbian relationships in general.

I also agree with wanting to be self sufficient as womxn, not necessarily as *butch*.RENO, Nev. (AP) — A “catastrophic failure” in a basement boiler triggered the July 5 natural gas explosion that blew out windows and walls at a dormitory at the University of Nevada, Reno, the state fire marshal said Thursday.
The blast left eight people with minor injuries and has shut down the dorm for two years and a neighboring residence hall for at least a year.
Fire Marshal Bart Chambers said earlier that a private contractor had been working on a boiler that had been shut down days before due to mechanical problems just before the explosion on a campus mostly empty for the holiday weekend.
A summary of the investigative report released Thursday said the explosion of the boiler caused a gas leak, fire and a second, larger explosion sparked by an unknown ignition source.
Chambers said days after the blast that the first two floors of Argenta Hall still looked like they were hit by a major earthquake.
The investigative report compiled by lead investigator Joseph Rodriguez said the university first reported problems with the boiler on June 30.
It went into “safety mode” the next day and a contracted technician shut it down while he waited for a replacement part to be delivered. He returned to resume work on July 5 and was repairing the boiler when it exploded at about 12:47 p.m., causing damage throughout the basement area and severing a 3-inch (76.2-millimeter