From my family here to the ConcreteBoard family everywhere---

[Dillen]

My buddy saw a pretty major brawl at a local mall for a g'damn parking spot last night.

Last year when I went to the mall.

• Some "badass" teenage kid got pulled out of a movie theater by his mom
• Big fight
• Puerto Rican girls screaming
• You know when someone would hunch their opponent over and knee them repeatedly in the chest?
• To the face.
• Like 100 times.
• Face got farged up.

[Geowhizzer]

Where's that map again?

[bobbyinlondon]

Condolences for your loss, Ed.

IGY, no Boxing Day is actually a British thing--but remember, Canada is actually a member of the Commonwealth (nearly all former British colonies).

[BlueHeart]

Oh damn, Ed. I'm so sorry to hear that. My condolences and lots of love to you and your family.

I know the Italian thing all too well. Lost an aunt 6 years ago, 4 days before Easter. There was a black cloud over the holiday, but, in the end it was just another day for our family: We drank. We ate. We fought.

Love you. 

[BigEd76]

thanks all 

Tonight was the annual family Christmas party at the grandparents' house and everyone was back to laughing and storytelling and joking and eating like before, so it appeared that everyone is at peace with things now.  I mentioned to Sus earlier that people stopping over the house have noticed odd things in the last few days.  The staircase always has the family stockings hung from oldest to youngest every year, and the other day, for no reason at all, my grandfather's stocking fell off and landed on the TV below, so they put it back up.....and it happened again the next day.     They also said the cable TV has been acting weird (and not the usual Comcast outages either)....

[Geowhizzer]

For those with Children, here's Santa:

Santa Tracker With Norad

[4and26]

Ed, so sorry about you loss, sounds like your family has really come around though....

To all, have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

GO EAGLES GO

[Beermonkey]

Ed, I'm also sorry to hear about your loss. I'm glad to hear that you're family is able to cope so well.

I normally hate the holidays, but this is the first year that I've really cared about it. I am making it a priority to make it special for everyone else. I hope everyone has a safe & happy time.

[dis12]

I normally hate the holidays, but this is the first year that I've really cared about it. I am making it a priority to make it special for everyone else. I hope everyone has a safe & happy time.

you've had a revelation!   It's a Festivus miracle!

Happy Holidays to All!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

First Christmas for my baby girl.  Might be my last Christmas in North Carolina.

Good times.  Merry Christmas to all of you.


And if you don't celebrate Christmas, enjoy hell.

[NGM]

Merry Christmas all.   

[dis12]

First Christmas for my baby girl.  Might be my last Christmas in North Carolina.

Good times.  Merry Christmas to all of you.

And if you don't celebrate Christmas, enjoy hell.

Congrats on her first Christmas.  I'm sure a move to Philly would make it even more special.

[Taxt]

12:21 AM! Merry Christmas folks!

Yanni's Greatest Hits for everyone, look in your stocking!

[Diomedes]

I love Christmas.  This year, my younger bro (he's 31) wanted among other things, a canoe.  He didn't seriously think he'd get one, unless we happened to find a cheap used one.  New ones aren't cheap, but my mother and I decided to splurge and throw in for one.  For the past hour I've been waiting for him to finally fall asleep upstairs so I can bring the goddamned thing in. 

That's right...he's gonna wake up to find a brand new 12 foot aluminum canoe under the Christmas tree.    Ha!!

[Father Demon]

Nice story, Dio.  A good Christmas story......