Seasons greetings

Hasn't that been a quick year? A happy Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, Yule, Eild-Ul-Adha, or non-denominational-commercial-fest to one and all. It may be a bit late (unless you are in Wisconsin) but, for future reference, you can get your Festivus pole here.

I'm off to the Highlands for a week today: wish me luck braving the rail network so close to Christmas. I wonder how many of my presents will be crushed during teh journey?