To our wonderful readers:

Paddy and I wish you all who celebrate Christmas the warmest, coziest, most prosperous, healthiest, happiest, merriest one ever.

To those who don’t, we send identical wishes, no matter what you celebrate or don’t celebrate.  As an atheist Jew, I enjoy every holiday and justify them all by eating like a pig to make the point.

I’ll be away for a few days (thanks to my brother who will be keeping an eye on things at home), but I will be popping in when I can. Yes, we’re attempting yet another road trip (You can stop laughing now.) to San Francisco, land of the best dirty, rancid, smelly, stinky, Marxist, socialist, Kenyan, French, liberal hippies ever.

While I’m away, please be kind to Paddy and our guest bloggers. They are the BEST for covering while I take a badly needed break with my family.

Enjoy the week! Again, I’ll be dropping in whenever time and decent computer connections allow.

Thank you all for giving us the best gift in the world: You.

Love, Laffy