To All My Democrat Friends:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or explicit, my
best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially
responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral
celebration of the winter solstice 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 persuasion 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 2010, but not without due respect for
the calendars of choice of other cultures whose
contributions to society have helped make America great. Not
to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other
country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. Also
this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color,
age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual
preference of the wishes.


To My Republican Friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

"Happy New Year" from the boys at the schoolhouse.








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