NEWS FROM NOWHERE - Christmas Day

ON THIS DAY IN - 1223 - St. Francis of Assisi assembled one of the first Nativity scenes, in Greccio, Italy. 
And now some more recent news from the CFZ Newsdesk

133 new species described by the California Academ...

The Emperor's new coats: History of horse coat col...

AND TO WHISTLE WHILE YOU WORK... (Music that may have some relevance to items also on this page, or may just reflect my mood on the day.)