I’m about to check out of here for a couple of days, and wanted to take a minute and wish everyone a very merry Christmas, and thank all of you for your participation here. Checking in here is one of my life’s little pleasures, and I’m grateful to all of you who post (and even the lurkers).
A safe and joyous holiday to all of you and yours.
Best Regards,
Jim
Merry Merry Merry Christmas!!! 
I will be out for a few days as well. I wish everone a very
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Merry Christmas all!
“and God Bless us, Everyone”
Merry Christmas everyone!!
Merry Christmas!!!
(Just wanted to say it again.)
Merry Christmas Ya’ll
Merry Christmas everybody!
VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul (news - web sites ) II ushered in the Christmas holiday early Thursday in a midnight Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, decrying that “too much blood is still being shed” in conflicts around the world.
The 83-year-old pope, who suffers from Parkinson’s disease (news - web sites ), cut back his holiday activities only slightly, insisting on celebrating the Mass in the packed basilica decorated with red poinsettias.
After lighting a candle for peace, the pontiff delivered his entire homily, speaking slowly but in a clear voice.In the late afternoon, the Vatican unveiled a life-size Nativity scene next to a 100-foot Christmas tree in the center of the square, depicting the birth of Christ in a Bethlehem manger. American Cardinal Edmund Szoka, governor of Vatican City, joined in the singing of “White Christmas.”
Shortly afterward, John Paul came to his apartment window above the square, blessed the crowd and lit a candle in a vigil for peace.
In his homily, the pope decried, “Too much blood is still being shed on earth! Too much violence and too many conflicts trouble the peaceful coexistence of nations!”
“You come to bring us peace,” John Paul said of the baby Jesus. “You are our peace!”
“O Holy Night, so long awaited, which has united God and man for ever!” John Paul said. “You rekindle our hope. You fill us with ecstatic wonder. You assure us of the triumph of love over hatred, of life over death.”
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas!
that’s nice, Walden!
Merrrry Christ-mas, people!
I whistle you all a Merry Christmas. No whistles in my stocking but I did get The Two Towers DVD and an autographed copy of one of Emerils latest books.
Ron
Happy Hannukah, too! And Happy Buddha’s Birthday (he
was reborn so often before he became enlightened
that every day is his birthday)..
Merry Christmas!!!
A Merry Christmas to all from your friend, Dale & Family (Marilyn, Sarah, Claire, & Angela)
Art by Norman Dannatt
Merry Christmas To All!!! 
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
From Paul, Cindy, Daisy, Hello Kitty, Snow Inky and Cool Jack. 
