Vinnie,

What's up for Christmas? Me, I'm gonna spend it with my dad this year (His colon cancer is back). Oh and a wave to Special K.

My Dad still smokes, oh well, hard to get someone to part with their true love no matter what it cost us. All other loves are and were expendable. Addiction > family; a very tired and inexcusable tale.

Well Vinnie they found a spot of cancer on my dad's liver (How you can have a spot of cancer I don't understand. Do the cancer cells decide to have a party and latch onto your liver?).

Sorry to hear that, Shannon. Best Wishes for you and yours this Christmas!!

Vinnie,

Thank you very much. Had a great christmas so far. Got some Sherlock Holmes radio shows. The Petri commercials of the 1940s are a hoot (I know, that is an old word. I'm an old guy). And I got a new coat, some thermal socks (It gets cold here in the winter), another watch, Swiss knife, key chain and pen. A 15 dollar bottle of cologne (2 or 3 ounces) and a bad cold. I did my best to keep my spirits up, but my dad was in a bad mood because of the cancer. Hey, what can you do.

The good news is that he sees the doctors after Christmas and before new years day. Oh and I got a Batman--Dark Knight clock radio. As for other gifts, I have no idea what else I got. Need rest.

Hi Shannon! I got clothes, money, some $1 store items I needed and Cheez-Its. Honest to mergatroid, real Cheez-It's. 2 Boxes. Oh, and a can of chili from the pantry. Did I mention I got Cheez-It's.

Best wishes about your dad. We're all over here hoping my brother and father learned something from our loss and quit smoking, but so far no go. If that didn't do it...