Merry Christmas, all

God Bless Us, Every One!

in the immortal words of Charles Dickens

(including the misanthropes)

We give thanks, again, for
health, happiness,
love, life, laughter
comfort, community, country, cheer
food, family, friends, fun
prosperity, peace, potential perfection,
and all our other blessings

or, in a less alliterative form:
-basic needs met
-life, health, strength,
-love, happiness, peace
-family, friends, community, country
-comfort, prosperity
-safety, security
-travel, diversity
-drugs/medications/pharmaceuticals/medicines
-technology like radio, computers, television, telephones
-transportation..
-stimulus:good taste, sound, sight, smell, touch:
-good food, music, movies, art, perfume, incense, massage, sex..
-books, magazines, blogs
-restaurants, libraries
-toys for all ages (e.g. bikes, cars)