I don't consider this Off Topic because the long nights of winter impact my own anxiety mightily. I often feel like a prehistoric woman shaking fearfully at the monster in the sky who is devouring her daylight.

I'll spare you the nerd account, but the geophysical forces that can turn our entire planet on its axis are strong enough to be felt by every life force on the planet. This is equally true for both the summer and winter solstice, but inside my personal skin, I feel the long nights of winter far more than the long days of summer. Where is my winter hibernation cave?

For the Northern Hemisphere, the days start getting longer again. YAY! ! ! Insert Beatles tune here. "Here Comes the Sun." I reckon that is, "There Goes the Sun" in the Southern Hemisphere.

Happy Solstice to all! ! Enjoy the extra daylight, or extra star-light, as the case may be.