Merrrrrrrrrrrrrrry Christmassssssssss...!!!
 

I hope everyone here has a great Christmas!

Keep safe and happy, don't eat too much Christmas pudding! (I gotta watch my weight... I'm starting to look a bit too much like Santa Claus himself...!) :)

- Dien

P.S. I realize times are tough... But when you think about it, practically everyone reading this forum is one of the "lucky" ones, when you think of it on a world scale. I believe the best approach is to count your blessings... You'll find there are a lot there to count...

You Nailed It, Dien!
 

I really believe that the best is yet to come. :)

Merry Christmas to you, and all the folks in SOWPub land.

Pete

Re: Merrrrrrrrrrrrrrry Christmassssssssss...!!!
 

Better late than never but meant from the heart to all Sowpubbers....a joyous, safe, and happy holiday season to all.

Times will get better! This, too, shall pass.

Sandi Bowman

Re: Merrrrrrrrrrrrrrry Christmassssssssss...!!!
 

"Times will get better!"

Funny you should say that. Because, despite all the reporting of "The Global Financial Crisis" - as if it's just a foregone conclusion without doubt - Australia just had a Record Shopping Month for December.

Something to ponder... so billions of dollars in shares have been sold. WHERE has that money gone to from those who sold the shares?

Anyway. If you're PC, then...

Best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced with the most enjoyable traditions of religious persuasion or secular practices of your choice with respect for the religious/secular persuasions and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year of 2009, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make our country great (not to imply that our country is necessarily greater than any other country) and without regard the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee.

By accepting this greeting, you are accepting these terms:

*This greeting is subject to clarification or withdrawal. It is freely transferable with no alteration to the original greeting.
*It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for her/him or others and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher.
*The wish is warranted to perform as expected within the usual application of good tidings for a period of one year or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever comes first, and warranty is limited to replacement of this wish or issuance of a new wish at the sole discretion of the wisher.

Michael Ross

And kiddies. Come closer... closer... closer... now listen... Santa is NOT real It's your parents and they're lying to you. What else are they lying to you about?