10 hours into December 25th here at the beginning of time. December 25th for another 39 hours somewhere on earth. So Venturing to bid , should the offer meet or exceed your minimum standards of acceptability for greetings and salutations, both generally and also within the present contextual circumstances, you and all of those who you wish it to apply to of your relatives, associates, regular and occasional contacts and random strangers who you may or may not meet during the periods concerned, a culturally correct politically correct non partisan amorphous dumbed down so as to be totally inoffensive in any context you may or may not conceive of it applying to, next 39 hours (or less, depending on where you are on earth) and an acceptably pleasant time in the 8721 (or more to a prorated total of 8760 hours) or so hours which follow*. and / or , **** but only for those who can take the pace **** Wishing you, your friends and all around you a blessed and joyful and satisfying Christmas and an equally satisfying year to come. best wishes Russell _______________________________________________________ "Jesus is (still) the reason for the season" _______________________________________________________ * This offer may also apply in areas, contexts, administration or locations in general where such salutations are proscribed, illegal, forbidden or generally frowned upon. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist