With but a single exception, the presents are all wrapped. I've been told that I need a bow for the last one, so off I go to purchase one.

I'd like to wish everyone a safe and very merry Christmas. Enjoy the time with family and soak up the atmosphere while you can.

Here it is nearly Christmas and I've already got over half of my presents. At this rate, I will not have much to actually open on Christmas day, but I think I'm okay with that. I'm not that kid who wakes up at 6:00 AM to run down the stairs and shake all his presents anymore. Now I'm the jaded old man that sleeps in until 10. There's something to be said for keeping that childlike feeling about Christmas, but for now, with no snow on the ground (or in sight) and no one else in my house, I just feel a little "eh."

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Bentley has the final say.

There'll be no snow in Cleveland come Christmas.

Thanks global warming!

I haven't paid any attention to the NFL this entire weekend. I couldn't tell you a single thing about any of it if I didn't have a fantasy team. I'm looking forward to the NFL season ending as that means it's nearly March Madness time (i.e the best time of the year.)

My dad was taken to the emergency room today. He said that he was feeling light-headed and very dizzy. They did a CT-scan and didn't find any swelling or bleeding, so that's all good. They said that everything appears to be normal. They gave him some medicine to help with the dizziness and told him to make sure he keeps drinking a lot of water.

There's the occasional step backwards, but overall there's a lot of forward progress in his recovery.

Tomorrow I hope to finish my Christmas shopping. I've just got a few more people to get for and then I'll be done. Thankfully to this point I've been able to avoid the mad house feeling of shopping at this time of the year. How did I pull that off? By getting most of it done before Thanksgiving.

You know what they say; the early bird gets a perm..

The weather outside is freaking fantastic! Mid 50's in the middle of December in Cleveland? You're kidding right? I can only assume that that means it will be 12 below zero in June.

I'm done with school for 5 weeks! It's very exciting. I'm only taking one class next semester, Monday from 6:00 - 9:00 PM, so I'll enjoy that too. Hooray for school. Only 3 more classes and I will complete my epic journey to a bachelors degree.

My dad just got home from the hospital. The doctors now say that he'll be home for 6-8 weeks before he can go back work. Initially the doctor said 4 weeks, so I'm not sure what changed. It's good that he's home though.