Well, I trust everyone made it through that whole Christmas thing. I managed to come out relatively unscathed, thanks in no small part to some divine Blue Beaver intervention. Now, of course I have to prepare for New Year’s Eve. So far I’ve been getting in shape by drinking at least twice as much beer as I normally would. In addition I’ve been eating a lot of potato chips and pretzels. And every night, just before Midnight, I do the big countdown; then I blow on one of those noisemaker things and start singing that "Old Lame Sign" song. Then I run to bathroom and "make a call on the porcelain phone". Then I can go and drink some more. If I keep this up I should be in excellent condition for the 31st.