Here's my Christmas present to you: For the rest of the week, we're going to shut down the comment function on the blog and not post anything.

There are plenty of more important things to do the next few days than scan the blogosphere. Spend time with your family. Get outside. Read a book. Volunteer. You know the many options.

And may it not really spew sleet and rain Wednesday as the forecast suggests.

Happy holidays.

- TH