Thanks for the introduction to Zozobra! I had not heard of the tradition. Not going to think what all i might write to contribute to his flamboiancy... But i hope we don't lose!
Yes, i too look forward to the first in 2018 and 2019 and beyond, if you have not found better things to do. Nor would i complain too much about more this year. Thanks!
Shame is a dish best served with lots of ice cream. Did ya bring the jimmies? (i'm just talking out of my hat... i don't really know. Just figured ice cream was always safe)
I don't know how pervasive it was but, my Minnesotan junior high school education included memoriIng this specific poem. (and now i'm searching for more words to fit he song "frosty the poet" beyond "was a melancholy soul")