Well, heading into the last two weeks before Christmas, and I'm glad to report all my needed shopping is done out here in the boondocks of Southern Nevada. Just wanted to take a moment -- as I'm sending out Christmas cards -- to my pals on DetroitYES that you're not forgotten, not for one moment, here in the desert. There is rarely a post that I do not click on.

No, I don't regret moving to Vegas when I retired from the DPD in '84. At 47, too young to really retire, and too old to start a new career. Yet I did in LV and even got all my Social Security quarters in [[you get none on the Detroit PD.) My heart captured the weather and mountains out here back then and I still have undying love for them. As you know, the only mountain in southern Michigan is actually in Detroit. Mt. Elliott, of course.

All that bulllshit aside....Happy Holidays to all the DetroitYES'sers without exception. You guys and gals bring my thoughts back to old Motown every day. Hugs.