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Here it is Christmas Eve, and I’m jazzed up.

It’s been a couple of years since I’ve had a Christmas that wasn’t surrounded in some type of monotonous dreaded activity. Last year, I was moving into my current home. On this very day, boxes, clutter, and a strange guy installing fans on my ceilings with his large wife in tow surrounded me. Nothing can beat the three consecutive Christmases I spent on Oahu, including one seven days before I left the service.

“Wow, Hawaii,” you say, “must be nice!” No, not really.

I did get my shopping finished with two small trips. The gifts are not sexy, but functional, efficient, and hopefully will lead to fun.

For festive family outings, I have been assigned as The Beverage Keeper. I buy the soda and water for the parties. I don’t remember how I received this perpetual assignment, probably bought drinks sometime back when a bind popped up. It does fit me and I fulfill the task well. It sure the hell beats making a food dish for the outing.

I went out this morning to buy the drinks at a local supermarket and found it bitterly cold. I mean, I had a skullcap and sweater on, and still found it painful. I scooted into and out of the store nearly shivering. My steering wheel was cold for a while even after the heater had cranked up. I used a feature on my cell phone that gives out the current temperature. At 0800, it was 30 degrees. It’s barely raised since then, and now with fog. Damn cold in Bakersfield lately.

Merry Christmas folks.

EDIT: The photo and post title are from a fancy holiday gift bag.

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