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Christmas eve, anyway. It’s a warm spell, and the snow is melting, but there’s enough left to qualify for a white Christmas. Not at all Christmasy this year am I. Didn’t write a card, buy a present, make a cookie, put up a single decoration. But that’s okay. I am happy. Christmas dinner with old and dear friends tomorrow, and having a relaxing day, is the plan. Missing my loved ones, but I do realize that life is what it is, and things are the way they are, and I am okay with that. I hope everyone everywhere has a happy holiday season, and the best new year yet.