Youch, that one would suck. But really, I don't understand the whole "lump of coal" thing. I mean, in my book, getting a rock that burns is pretty dang cool. Probably why I never got any.

relish"bring on the fire!"gargler

> I expect this will be a better Christmas for us compared to last year. Last year, my wife's 91 year-old mother fell and broke her hip a few days before Christmas. She died on the 27th after a week in the hospital. We spent the holiday in a motel that was attached to the hospital, and I had a virus that kept me in bed for days.
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> So by comparison, this will be a great Christmas, even we only get lumps of coal in our sock.
> Howard
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> > To my RinkWorks family, I wish the very happiest of holiday seasons. God has blessed me with some amazing people in my life, and several of them -- you know who you are -- have come from this very place. Sam, thank you for another great year of fun and funniness, even if you lament slow updates. (Plan B, yes, I know, I'm working on it.)
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> > I hope all of you, even the ones who don't celebrate, stay safe, happy and warm, and I look forward to seeing you in 2009.
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> > La"Bring on the eggnog!"Zorra