Please check out this wonderful initiative by a fellow blogger, Rule of Stupid. Christmas Day can be hard for those who are seperated or distanced from friends and family. The blogging community is a caring community and Christmas Day is the perfect choice to spread some blog love and make new connections.
If you can contribute an hour or two and wish to swing by the blog and join the chat over virtual egg nog and christmas pudding, then please do so. You never know which angel might be sitting at that Christmas table.
The blog address for the event is companyforchristmas.wordpress.com.
Raising the Curtain 
I wanted you to know that I’ve nominated your blog for the “Blog of the Year 2012″ prize. All of the instructions for accepting the award are in this entry:
http://thesoundofonehandtyping.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/the-thursday-ten-blog-of-the-year-me/
Congratulations!
I loved what you wrote in your blog post about being a friend on the otherside of the world. I feel the same, blogging is such a great vehicle for connecting. Thank you so much for the recognition. I’m glad we can get a glimpse into each other’s worlds.