{"id":1190,"date":"2022-12-21T21:10:28","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T03:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/?p=1190"},"modified":"2022-12-21T21:10:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T03:10:53","slug":"festivus-miracles-are-all-around-us-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/festivus-miracles-are-all-around-us-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Festivus Miracles are all around us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Festivus happening in less than 48-hours Festivus Miracles are happening all around us.<\/p>\n<p>Look for Festivus Miracles to appear in people\u2019s lives every year around Festivus-time. Usually the appearances are just as lame and as forced as Kramer\u2019s miracles, however, when people use the phrase \u201cIt\u2019s a Festivus Miracle\u201d just about anything may seem special. So, we tend to use it often!<\/p>\n<h2>A Frisky Pooch<\/h2>\n<p>From her Instagram post, Tarra Judge has a well-labelled aluminum pole in the front yard, and the high strength-to-weight ratio keeps the puppy acting frisky. Definitely a Festivus Miracle. Happy Festivus Tarra!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl4c1zGP_cE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cl4c1zGP_cE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Tarra Judge (@adktarraj)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>A Newspaper that cares about your complaints<\/h2>\n<p>Christopher Spata from the <em>Tampa Bay Times<\/em> has a special mission to hear the grievances of one and all, and that is another Festivus Miracle. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/life-culture\/2022\/12\/13\/festivus-2022-when-date-meme-gif-airing-of-grievances\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check it out here and see for yourself<\/a>, then air your grievances to the Times. Happy Festivus Mr. Spata.<\/p><div class=\"festi-after-4-paragraphs\" id=\"festi-2457160246\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- FestivusWeb Responsive -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3297689279938125\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3697394480\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>Incidentally, we spoke to Christopher Spata a couple years ago. You can hear our talk in the Festivus podcast <a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/the-festivus-podcast-episode-2-airing-of-grievances-with-the-tampa-bay-times\/\">Episode 2 \u2013 Airing of Grievances with the Tampa Bay Times,<\/a> Listen up, as it will put you in the mood to complain.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How did I not know that there was a Festivus pole in the Tampa Bay Times newsroom? Also, please air your grievance via this form so we can publish it in the newspaper. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wncvxwySJq\">https:\/\/t.co\/wncvxwySJq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b0EN6VGlxn\">pic.twitter.com\/b0EN6VGlxn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Christopher Spata (@SpataTimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpataTimes\/status\/1603474794334326813?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Cats of Festivus<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1193\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1193\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art-vandeley-cat.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art-vandeley-cat.png\" alt=\"art vandeley cat\" width=\"660\" height=\"445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art-vandeley-cat.png 660w, https:\/\/festivusweb.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/art-vandeley-cat-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1193\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">You may adopt Art Vandelay at <a href=\"https:\/\/tailtowncats.com\/cats-of-festivus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tail Town Cats of Pasadena.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What will animal-shelter kitties do for Festivus? Have a Festivus Party of course. It&#8217;s another Festivus Miracle!<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tailtowncats.com\/cats-of-festivus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tail Town Cats of Pasadena<\/a> will spotlight six adorable adoptable cats as they climb a Festivus pole; viewers at home can watch live. The hopes are to interest folks into adopting an adorable adoptable feline.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Festivus brings a fun and close-to-home chance for humans of all ages to \u201cmeow\u201d with the charming cats of Tail Town as we celebrate the season. Popularized in the nineties, Festivus originated in the mid-sixties and true to Seinfeld-era holiday traditions, each of the six Tail Town honorees will air their individual grievances, attempt to climb the Festivus pole and perform feats of strength during a\u00a0<strong class=\"x-el x-el-span c1-1z c1-20 c1-b c1-76 c1-2d c1-3o c1-77\">short livestream on Friday, Dec. 23<\/strong>, aired direct from Tail Town!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tailtowncats.com\/cats-of-festivus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More information here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A petition for the rest of us<\/h2>\n<p>The official Seinfeld social media sites are promoting a petition to make Seinfeld a national holiday in the United States. Actually, there has been similar petitions in the past. Maybe this time it will make it through? That would be another Festivus Miracle.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re doing it! We&#39;ve launched a petition to make Festivus a national holiday. It&#39;s time to honor Frank Costanza&#39;s legacy. It&#39;s time to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MakeFestivusOfficial?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MakeFestivusOfficial<\/a>! Join the cause. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YwTnVpY7xj\">pic.twitter.com\/YwTnVpY7xj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Seinfeld (@SeinfeldTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeinfeldTV\/status\/1603797106543587329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>A working pole<\/h2>\n<p>Seen on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ICelebrateFestivus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Celebrate Festivus<\/a>, Dave McWhorter has an unadorned Festivus Pole at his desk. It keeps him working, with less distractions than a Christmas tree. Another Festivus Miracle. 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