Thanks Russell for the greetings. Let me quote" While we don't all have the same understanding of the truth I hope and .............." Irrespective of any religion, we were BORN when we HAD to and we all DIE when we HAVE to, so religion is just a way of life. Any body seconding it ? :-) Belated Chirstmas greetings and wishing all the PIClisters a Y2K bug free new year. Pailoor Russell McMahon wrote: > It just became Christmas here. > > Let's see if I can do this without annoying ANYONE for a change - after all, > that is a major part of the object of the exercise. > > Wishing you all, regardless of faith or lack of it, Jew and Gentile, Atheist > and Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Bahai and many many more an especially special > day. While we don't all have the same understanding of the truth I hope and > pray that we can ALL hope (and pray if its your thing :-)) for a time of > peace and love, justice and peace on earth and goodwill to all men (& women > & children and even internet enabled intelligent entities). > Spare a thought for the tens of thousands in Venezuela who have lost > families and friends this week (and, without getting political or mentioning > any specific countries, all those being battered by others who don't agree > with their aspirations :-(). . > > Wishing you all happy PICing - and suggesting that perhaps today (when it > arrives for you) you shut the PC down and spend the time with family and > friends. > > And just to make this at least a little on topic - has anyone come up with > the PIC Fortran compiler for the Christmas tree lights yet - it's getting > awfully close to ground zero here. > > regards to all > > Russell McMahon.