A Note to AW

William Haskins said:

hey all,

nothing fancy here. i just want to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday.

may you enjoy any combination of rest and relaxation, quality time with your families, prosperity and joy.

i hope the new year brings you increasing success in all your writing endeavors.

make life count while you can.

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Okay. Thanks. Same to you, William.

Happy holidays, William and all.

peace to you and yours, William.


I count you as one of my blessings.


P.S. I spent a good deal of time today reading Dorothy Parker; I thought of you over and over.

Happy holidays and Peace, everyone.

Christmas is the season for forgiveness, so I forgive all those who disagree with me.

Best wishes to all, seriously.

To you, william, and all, Happy Holidays

Merry Christmas William:

Coda


There's little in taking or giving,
There's little in water or wine;
This living, this living, this living
Was never a project of mine.
Oh, hard is the struggle, and sparse is
The gain of the one at the top,
For art is a form of catharsis,
And love is a permanent flop,
And work is the province of cattle,
And rest's for a clam in a shell,
So I'm thinking of throwing the battle-
Would you kindly direct me to hell?

Shut up and give me a present, Haskins.

Resumé


Razors pain you;
Rivers are damp;
Acids stain you;
And drugs cause cramp.
Guns aren't lawful;
Nooses give;
Gas smells awful;
You might as well live.

Happy holidays everyone. Hug the frowns away and enjoy the time together.

Dog bless us, everyone.

William Haskins said:

may you enjoy any combination of rest and relaxation

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That's what I'm hoping for...

Happy Holidays to you all...

Haggis said:

Dog bless us, everyone.

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Well I can't top that.

Happy holidays everyone. Be safe and enjoy!

Haggis said:

Dog bless us, everyone.

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Thank you Haskins. And you have yourself a merry little holiday as well.

The Leal


The friends I made have slipped and strayed,
And who's the one that cares?
A trifling lot and best forgot-
And that's my tale, and theirs.

Then if my friendships break and bend,
There's little need to cry
The while I know that every foe
Is faithful till I die.

Merry Christmas, Mr. Haskins.

William Haskins said:

if wild my breast and sore my pride,
i bask in dreams of suicide,
if cool my heart and high my head
i think "How lucky are the dead."

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"Wit has truth in it ... wisecracking is simply calisthenics with words."

You want to feel the true meaning of the season? Try this:

Go give a gift to a complete stranger. Don't tell anybody you are going to do it. Don't tell anyone that you did it. Just do it.

Something big? Something Small? Doesn't matter. Give gloves to the guy ringing the Salvation Army bell. Buy lunch for the lady behind you in the drive through line.

A not quite random act of kindness. And you are the not quite random element.

Yuletide Greetings to one and all.