Happy holidays from Pole Hill

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Kwanzaa, etc.

Admittedly, it's been a lot tougher to get through the holiday season than I thought it would be. I know I haven't felt like blogging much. It's been almost six months now, but I still am reminded regularly of how different things are now, and the holiday season has triggered many of those reminders.

I'm headed up to Illinois later today to spend Christmas with family and old friends. I won't have much contact with the internets over the next week; anyway, I just want to relax and enjoy myself. I'll be back next week sometime. Hope Santa brings you everything you asked for.