Dear Paul,

Thanks for Bucko and Champs. They're absolutely great!
I love their "Six White Boomers." My grandkids love theme well.

It's been one heck of a Christmas this year. I'm only just now
getting over it.

I'm already thinking about Easter. And my daughter-in-law is
planning - "Christmas-in-July."

On the flip-side - we've just received some sad news.
Two of our close friends have died. Both very fit men
who exercised daily and were healthy - both suffered
strokes. One complained of dizziness, had a biopsy
done, and they could stop the bleeding - which resulted
in a massive stroke. Both in their late 60s galloping towards
seventy. Is it an age thing? It came as a shock.

I guess if you've got any symptoms - have them
checked out - quickly.

That's true Foxy,

I wished a lady a "Merry Xmas" the other day, and she started bawling her eyes out. I apologised for causing such hurt, it seems her much loved husband of many years passed at Xmas, some time back, and she is still grieving his loss. She did say; "No no, it me, not you."

Buddha told us that death and suffering are part and parcel of life. None can avoid this truth. One has to meet one's destined end one day. (But there is no need to bring it on unnecessarily).

For without death there cannot be life.

I don't get the importance of the question, but the post seems to have given the loony left practitioners an opportunity to have a two way conversation on matters relevant only to them.

Look, the Xmas Turkey is over here now, nothing better to do ttbn.