Well, my UPS coworkers have told me that I will never look forward to Christmas again. As long as I work there, it will signify getting up as early as 2:30 am and wondering WHEN the seemingly endless flow of boxes will stop and feeling physically exhausted not only from the disrupted sleep schedule but also the 6-7 hours of weightlifting and cardio. After Christmas, it will like I am on vacation. LOL I haven't crawled up into the attic yet to get the big tree, but I did put out some ceramic Christmas things and unfold two gawdy tinsel trees, one teal and the other fuschia for DS to play with and enjoy. I shop throughout the year so Christmas shopping isn't really a big stresser for me. Lucky for me, my aunt just recently earned her massage therapy cert. and we are swapping massage for garden/yard work. I had my third appt. yesterday and I feel more exhausted after I see her than after work. She decided to study for massage therapy after she started going for her Fibromyalgia. I hear many nurses (she is a nurse also) suffer from this condition. Anyhoo, I am still plugging along.

So true, and especially as I flip through sites looking for gifts and get so easily distracted by things I'd like to have...it's taking me forever to finish my list! josh

This seems like a good time to say thanks to everyone who has posted quotes! Most quotes have been old friends, and seeing them again often reminds me of the circumstances - or least my original thought - when I first read/heard the quote. For instance, I despise the 'sport' of boxing, but [to my friends' astonishment] I often found Cassius Clay/Mohammed Ali's remarks interesting enough to make the effort to watch any interview in which he was a participant. Okay, they were probably more astonished by the fact of my watching TV than they were by the object of my interest, lol. But some of his comments are still among my favorites: "Silence is golden when you can't think of a good answer." "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life."

I prefer it roasted! My basic argument stays the same. I think Michigan is better than Florida and WAS more deserving based on the body of work from September to November. Michigan's coaching let them down again. They don't know how to adjust. The game was even at the half. USC adjusted and Michigan didn't. USC was certainly better Monday but I'm not going to take 1 game 6 weeks after the season and come to the conclusion that one team is better. I saw the USC-Oregon State and the USC-UCLA games. If the USC team that played those games had shown up it would have been a diffirent outcome (look what Florida State did to UCLA). I think both Michigan and USC have comperable talent but USC has the superior coaching and the superior scheams. It will be interesting to see what Ohio State does to Florida. If Florida beats Ohio State I will eat 5 raw crows! LOL My beef is with the "All Powerfull SEC". They were 0-2 against the BIG Ten Monday and hopefully it will be 0-3 after the title game. Go Bucks and Go Irish!