[hough in touch] Your Christmas Card From Bill and Charles -- this is it

[Bill Hough]

December, 2007

 

Merry Christmas, Kickin' Kwanzaa, or Pleasant Politically-Correct-Holiday-Name Salutations to you:

 

This year really has played out like a series of Christmas classics.

 

January and February were a bit like Charles Dickens "A Christmas Story", with Bill (i.e. "Bob Cratchit") toiling away for next to no money until the wee hours of the morning finishing up his midlife crisis at the restaurant as Charles (i.e. "Tiny Tim") looked on in disbelief.

 

March brought us "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus" as Bill resigned from Ebeneezer Scrooge's employ and two weeks later the HR department at Freddie Mac called to offer him a job as a consultant.  Charles expressed tidings of comfort and joy.

 

March also saw our version of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" as Charles' Ford Explorer was hit in the rear quarter panel by a minivan, which catapulted the Explorer into the front of the brand spanking new Cadillac CTS waiting for the light to change.  Charles was unhurt, but the same cannot be said for the Explorer, so this also got us a spiffy little check to put toward Charles' new Chevy Uplander.

 

April is when the pool opens, so April to October is pretty much "It's a Wonderful Life" with visits from Charles' niece and nephew, Bill's sister Jeanne and her hubby Dick, and Bill's Mom and Dad and brother Bob.  In July, Bill also traded in his 1995 Mercedes for a VW Eos hardtop convertible with the automagic top that folds itself into thirds and puts itself into the trunk with the push of a button.  In the spirit of "It's a Wonderful Life", Bill can now put Zuzu's petals to the metal.  Fortunately, Bill's tenure as a consultant at Freddie Mac was not as brief as originally envisioned, as VW has stopped the practice of giving their vehicles away for free.  Charles expressed joy to the world over the extended employment.

 

June and September also included visits from The Grinch.  Namely, those are the months when the Internal Revenue Service expects a little missive from both of us with a token of our appreciation for all of the wonderful things the Bush Administration is doing around the world.  I wish there was "conscientious objector" status for paying taxes like there is for military service, because I think we'd have a pretty good case.

 

November was like that whole season of Dallas that was actually a dream.  ("Charlie, what was that thing that just went by with a whooshing sound?  Bill, I think that was November.").  OK, not a Christmas classic, but a classic nonetheless.  For Bill's birthday, we did have a brief episode of "Babes in Toyland."  Charlie got Bill one of those nifty little Garman GPS direction finders for the Eos, so now Bill can not only achieve great speed, but actually get where he wants to go because the nice digital lady with the British accent says things like "go left in 200 feet at this light, you moron."

 

We're hoping December will be "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," because we're both too busy to shop or do much of anything other than work, eat, sleep, and laundry.

 

Here's hoping you are well and happy this holiday season and for all of 2008,



Bill and Charles
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