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Err Christmas Letter

Before there was email or Facebook, text messaging or blogs, Skype or well you get the point…there was a little Christmas tradition known as the Christmas card.  Some people even went so far as to provide a supplement, in the UK it’s called the “round robin letter”, meant to provide a years’ worth of information that arrives in the post, to be held in your hand and read at a moment of leisure.  There’s some controversy regarding the merit, effectiveness and usually content(or lack thereof)of communicating the vagaries of life’s ups and downs, health and welfare, love and well-wishing in this manner but I’ve always had a secret crush on the effort and idea of year in review via random recollections.  Marian’s uncle, Brian, has been exceeding expectations since I can remember and I enjoy hearing his voice in my head as he recounts the years tales.  I thought since we don’t get to see most of you good people these days it would have to suffice.  Anyway, the format...