“All I want for
Christmas …” is rain and snow!
(apologies
to lyricist Don Gardner who wrote “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front
Teeth” in 1946. Other songsters have
since orchestrated their own versions -- you may even have your own!)
California’s state-wide
drought issues have caused the need for serious water usage conservation
efforts, hence my wish. I’m delighted the weather
effect known as El Nino is bringing snow to our mountains and rain in our
valleys that will, hopefully, continue the next few months. Even then we’ll need such winter weather each year for
several years to come.
Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year, or Happy Hanukkah, Merry Kwanza -- these are the holiday wishes with which family, friends, or others
we encounter are most likely to greet us this time of year. The season offers us all, including those
not celebrating any of these holidays, a unifying opportunity.
Events this year
have elicited emotional reactions from some across this country on how to
insure future safety for all that have raised questions challenging our values
-- personally and as a nation.
Hopefully, we'll all continue to practice tolerance throughout the
coming year as we offer others respect, love one another and seek peace.
