Happy Holidays

Happy holiday wishes everyone. I hope you all have the type of season you want, be it food and family, adventure, time off, or whatever spins your Christmas wheels. In an effort to go an entire holiday season without encountering the guy who rings that bell outside the grocery store, I am traveling to Bali where, I’m hoping, the Hindus and Muslims are eschewing the Klaus. Perhaps Jolly Old St. Nick will cut me some Hallmark slack this year and take a break from the far east. Doesn’t mean I won’t miss everyone and wish I could share the holidays in your company. Bah humbug to the commercialism and the fact that companies depend upon the holidays for such a large portion of their yearly gross, and up with time off with family and good meals and charitable acts. Share time with your loved ones and give the gifts of patience and empathy. Or an iPod and a Starbuck’s gift card. Those are always popular. Happy Holidays and hope to see you back safe and sound in '09.