“Observe Saturnalia (beginning Dec. 16th) using Macrobius’s Saturnalia (Loeb Classical Library) as a guide and engaging in “cultured conversation, sharing meals with good fellowship all around… ” Spend the better part of the day discussing serious topics and hold festive conversations at dinner time, so that no time of day is left empty of learned or beguiling contributions” - Glenn O’Brien considers how to make the holidays more fun