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I have returned to the office following my incredibly brief holiday break. It is this time of year that I miss the week break I used to have while working at Maryland. I am now back in the office, and I know it will be a miserably slow week. Most folks are out of the office, so the office will be both quiet and incredibly boring. At least I am able to work on some other stuff.

• Christmas was good. I got to see my family, and my gifts were of the monetary sort. This is good, as I plan to use the money to purchase a dining room table. Chairs for said table, however, are a another story.
• Speaking of my family, they all suck. Damn them for telling me what they want for Christmas after the fact. I am now spending some of my time at the office shopping for late Christmas gifts for them. Next year, I will demand their lists by 1 December!
• The Father of Funk is dead. I know I am late to the game since I decided to disconnect myself for the holidays. I was a little saddened though when I heard the news on WYPR when I awoke on Christmas morning. If there is one James Brown CD you must own, make it his 20 All-Time Greatest Hits! It has a nice selection of his early R&B and his classic funk tunes. I am still looking for a definitive selection of his funk songs, and I think I may have found it with Make It Funky–The Big Payback 1971-1975.
• I was at least successful in one of the two fantasy football leagues I participated in.  Hooray for 3rd place!
• I have something to do every night this week. Two days this week, I am leaving early. Holy crap, I’m booked solid!