Whatever your faith or nationality, good wishes from the heart can never be unwelcome or misconstrued. It is in that spirit that I wish you a merry Christmas and a happy, prosperous New Year (whether it begins in January, March, or some month not named on my calendar). I hope that you are surrounded by family and friends, have plenty of warmth and good food, and that the year brings you interesting experiences that keep you thinking, growing, learning, loving, and laughing. Be happy and be well.

Holly Jahangiri is a professional writer with over twenty years' experience in technical writing, freelancing, and editing, has several titles to her name. On a good writing day, she claims (tongue-in-cheeck) to be channeling the spirits of Edgar Allan Poe, Erma Bombeck, and O. Henry. On a bad writing day, she claims to have poured every last ounce of her creative ability and energy into childbirth. She has two wonderful children - her son William and her daughter Katie - to prove it. But regardless of whether it's a good day or a bad day, she is grateful for the love and support of J.J., her husband of nearly a quarter century.

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