"Christmas in July", and other Occult Anomolies

Well. It is that time of year again. Christmas in July. What an odd and funny sort of holiday. Doesn't get much celebration, and gets even less and less attention these days, but there was a time when "Christmas in July" was at least mentioned more than a few times a day around about the town. But before I get too deep into "Christmas in July", the Illuminatus Observor has had a birthday of