Firstly, I'd like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, a Happy Hanukkah, a magnificent Yule, and a fantastic holiday season no matter what religion you affiliate with. It's amazing how far optimism ranges this time of year, from being miserably cold and flustered due to the weather, to being excited for the new year, to being flustered [again] because of the obligations and money struggles required of most, if not all, of us, to being ecstatic again when you see the faces of those opening the gifts you'd spent months deciding on. And in the end it comes down to a warm cup of chocolate and a few good moments captured in time, and all the st