Mrs. Wiggy and I would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best at the holidays. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule, Festivus, or what-have-you, if you celebrate anything at this time of year, have a happy one of them - from our home in Wilson, North Carolina, to you, wherever you may be.

OK, troops, for this Christmas Eve, I am going to teach you all you need to know about wrapping gifts. Yes, I know today is Christmas Eve, but I'm not late, am I, men? No, we just finished - or have not yet finished - our Christmas shopping. So no problems.

As usual, on my drive home from Michigan to North Carolina for Christmas, I saw many things. Cowboys riding dinosaurs, bridges made of natural stone, gasoline for $1.59 a gallon, and, uh, Foamhenge.

Found this in front of the entrance to Natural Bridge, Virginia's claim to fame, namely, a natural stone bridge that was beloved of Thomas Jefferson. Of course, when you think of natural stone bridges, you think of cowboys. And when you think of cowboys, you think of dinosaurs, and cowboys riding them. I can see the connection here.

By now, my little droogies, everyone knows that the Governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, is in a heap of hot water. He stands accused of various crimes, such as attempting to get some reporters fired from the Chicago Sun Times that said bad things about him, but more importantly, of attempting to sell President-Elect Obama's vacant Senate seat.

President-Elect Obama says he has no involvement in this scandal, even though the word is that his 'big stick' Rahm Emmanuel, is the one who dropped a dime on the Governor.

Well, not really. Governor Blagojevich was in no way a stepping stone helpmate for President-Elect Obama, but he is certainly a loose canon on deck and a constant threat to Obama's not-quite-yet Presidency. Obama is a product of Illinois politics (Chicago deep-dish version), just as surely as former Secretary of State Paul Powell was...

http://www.tommcmahon.net/2005/12/paul_powell_the.html

Washington Post - Court To Decide on John Oates' Permanent Detention in Navy Brig

I was shocked myself, that's for sure. I mean, I knew that the 70's superstars known as "Hall & Oates" had not toured in many years, but I had no idea that the reason was because President Bush had John Oates locked up in a Navy Brig.

But according to this story in the Washington Post:

So, with Mrs. Wiggy visiting me for Thanksgiving, and us having a wonderful time and all, this morning, we dared head down to the Eastern Market section of Detroit, where they have the most wonderful foods. Meats (for those who partake), fresh produce, seafood, spices from all over the world, nuts, fruits, and oh my yes, coffee.

If you've never been there, you should go if you're a foodie and you're ever in Detroit.

http://www.easternmarket.org/

America's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Detroit, Michigan.

And I have much to be thankful for, Mrs. Wiggy drove up to be with me for the week!

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