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Season's Greetings, or in more politically correct terms:
Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, 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 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 whose
contributions to society have helped make America great (not to imply that
America is necessarily greater than any other country or is the only "AMERICA"
in the western hemisphere), and without regard to the race, creed, color, age,
physical ability, religious faith, choice of computer
platform, or sexual preference of the wishee.
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 her/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.
Ah, hell, Merry Christmas, everyone
Cheers,
Dave