Weather.com tells me that the place I almost went for Christmas has a temperature of one degree Fahrenheit at the moment, with a wind chill of fourteen below. Balmy compared to a friend’s place in Montana, where the “real-feel” was forty below zero yesterday. Having become a geezer for whom deep cold is actually painful now, my Christmas present to myself was spending it someplace warm.
“This season, we’re outdoors in shirts.
“There’s nothing to shovel, and nothing hurts!”
Will be touching bases on Christmas with friends less fortunate than we. One just lost his lovely wife of many years. Another will be in the hospital recovering from emergency surgery arising from complications following a severe heart attack. Any season for counting one’s blessings is a season to reach out to those in pain.
Whatever your belief system, whether Christmas is a religious touchstone for you or a secular cultural holiday, all on this end wish all on yours a Merry Christmas and a day of joy and peace.
Mass,
Merry Christmas to you and yours as well!
Michael
Same to you & the family, Mas!
I like to say “Merry Christmas, or whatever holiday lights your season”
When you reach out to the afflicted you can double your blessing by reaching out to their caregiver.
Mery Christmas to you, and yours too, Mas.
Where I live in the bueatiful Biter Root Valley, in Southwest Montana, the Temperature outside is 35 degrees, with a high of 40 degrees pridicted, so it’s mostly the part of Montana east of the continental divide, where you would swear that there is “Noting between you the North Pole, but a Barbed Wire Fence”.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to Mas and to all the regulars here.
Well said!
Merry Christmas.
Oriane.
Merry Christmas to You and the “Gang” Mas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year…
Merry Christmas from northern Nevada!
Thanks a lot, Mas. Keep doing what you’re doing.
Merry Christmas to you and yours Mas!
Merry Christmas to all.
To your friend who recently lost his wife, my sincere condolences, my wife passed on December 8th, I know the pain your friend is feeling.
Mas, I wish you and yours the best of Christmas
Peace on earth, good will to men.
Condolences to you as well, Lew.
May the joy and peace of Christmas be in your hearts now, and throughout the New Year!
Merry Christmas s!
Merry Christmas to you and yours, Mas. The past couple of days where I live in Montana it got into the 40’s after starting at 2 one morning! 🙂 We’re S of Highwood so we get the Chinook Winds.
Judy
Merry Christmas! I have learned so much from you regarding my and my family’s safety, I wish for you and your family a safe and wonderful Christmas filled with warm blessings and loving moments to cherish!
Mas, the spirit of sharing your personal time is the best present you could ever give to your friends. May you have a healthy and prosperous New Year.
John
Merry Christmas to all!
Merry Christmas Mas … and thanks for setting the example of how to spend it.
Brian
Mas,
I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and blessed New Year. Thanks for what you do for us all year.
Jack