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written by Arnaud , December 25, 2007

"Seasons Greetings" / "Happy Holidays!" / ...

That's so pathetic it makes me puke.

As far as I am concerned, in this part of the world, we have greetings and holidays for one single reason:

!CHRISTMAS!

When I take off for my summer vacation nobody wishes me Happy Holidays and gives me Seasons Greetings; so spare me your best wishes for my upcoming ski vacation. Yet, if you have something to say to celebrate Dec. 25th and the birth of Christ, I'll gladly accept your "Merry XMas!".

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written by Arnaud , December 25, 2007

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, this wish for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender neutral, celebration of the coming holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, 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; and a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2005, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures, and without regard to the race, creed, colour, age, physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer platform, political inclinations, favourite sports team or sexual preference of the wishees. 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 himself or others, and is void where prohibited by law, and is revocable at the sole discretion of the wisher. This 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.

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written by John Bonynge , December 25, 2007

Happy Holidays, David! Beautiful picture. Did you get that much snow yet up in the Berkshires?

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written by Arnaud , December 26, 2007

Happy Tuesday John...