Ho ho ho and a bottle of rum.......

Good Morning.

I trust we all had a safe and VERY Merry Christmas. Weather certainly cooperated and gave the vast majority of us a White Christmas The roads were nasty so I hope everyone got to stay in. I know Kevin and Jana had to make an unscheduled trip to Springfield, MO on account of her father having difficulty breathing. Sounds like a case of Pneumonia Jana, Lana, stay safe and our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

I'm certainly no longer coffee poor. Seems every gift I received had to do with coffee or THE UNDEFEATED INDIANAPOLIS COLTS!! Going for 15-0 today. I KNOW you all are rooting for them. ANYway, the coffee mugs (some microwavable, some not) came pouring (Pun intended) in with one more due. A FARKLE coffee mug. You folks on Facebook are aware of FARKLE I'd imagine. Starbucks coffee, Tasters Choice coffee, Folgers coffee, Creamers and did I mention, MUGS?????

Bryan and Laura supplied me with a new watch, Indiana Hoosiers shirt, (I'm light on those) and a pair of sweats.(plenty of those)

All-in-all a very nice Christmas. Now to get rested so I can stay up until at least 10:00 pm on New Years Eve. LoL. Then begin worrying about this O'Bamacare crap. I have no clue what I'll do once that takes affect. It isn't sounding good. Happy New Year and I wish peace and prosparity for us all.

-me

Target has been reached!!!!!

Good Morning,

With the generosity of The Sunday News subscribers, who are friends and family of yours truly, we have EXCEEDED the target of $600.oo!!! With this weeks checks, coupled with what I was able to keep back before Medicaid played snatch grab. our total for the "when the computer needs replaced" fund is a staggering $730.83!!!!! I give my heart felt thanks to all of you that chipped in. You are simply the greatest bunch of friends I could ask for. Again, THANK YOU!!!! A small portion, $291.83 will continue to draw interest as it is in my PayPal account. Small yield, unlike the great LNB, but every bit helps.

What a game!!!! Colts/Jaguars was something to stay up for!! It was televised on the NFL Network but we were able to catch it locally. I failed to win either last Sunday's (Rick) nor last Thursday's (Jasper) Snickers bar. The two cheat'n malcontents are roommates and I suspect are peeking at the script. They read TSN, so I can't say that I hope they choke on it. :-) Nice pick'n guys!!!!

Finally I leave you with this. It was submitted by a Buccaneers fan when they win, a Dolphin's fan when they aren't. Little Sister, this is for you:

♪ Oh, the weather outside is frightful ... but the Colts are so delightful ... And the others already know … 14 oh, 14 oh, 14 oh … Oh, they don't show signs of stopping ... and Colts fans are really hopping ... Getting ready to reach their goal ... Superbowl … Superbowl ... Superbowl! ♪♪

See ya next week and Happy Holidays and Happy Birthday to punk'n. The Jewish Toddler Azzy born on CHRISTMAS Day. Not sure what all of THAT is about. To the rest of you, Merry Christmas.

-me

And that's a winner!!!!!

Good Morning,

Well, I'm happy to report that thanks to the cooperation of the UNDEFEATED INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, I will gain a few more pounds. That's right, I once again won the Snickers bar. Well. I split it with Beth, the Director of Nursing. But Bookie Barry saw fit to get us each one. 10 guessers last week, unknown how many participants there are this week. Jasper, can ya shoot me an e-mail with the final tally?? Please??

Checks contintue to trickle in. Trilla, I've received yours but haven't gotten it to Bryan yet to cash. THANK YOU!!!!! It was a big'n. I'll give final numbers next week.

Be sure to tune in today to root on the UNDEFEATED INDIANAPOLIS COLTS. Should be a great game. See ya next week. Oh, my guess this week is 31-17 Colts. GO ME!!!! LOL

-me

.......and the winner is....

Good Morning,

Not much to report this week as opposed to last week. The only thing I'm proud as punch about is being the weekly, or weakly, winner of a King-Sized Snicker's bar. Several folks get together and guess what the final score of the Colts game will be. I was the closest to the hole last week. Oops, got my Sports crossed up. Gonna be a tough game this afternoon against the Titans, but the Colts should prevail. Have a great week all, and I'll see ya next week.

-me