I hope you have a really Merry Christmas Eve, if you celebrate it!

Yes, as usual, I am absolutely EXHAUSTED — trying to do all the last minute Christmas Eve stuff last night after a 10-hr. shift, then literally forcing myself out of bed this morning at 4:33AM.

But I’m heading out here soon to see my favorite 95-year-old Japanese man.

He sort of knows it’s Christmas, but I am probably the only person he is going to see today so I’ll try to make it a merry few hours… (I might stop off at the gas station and pick up one of those pre-made vodka cocktail thingies for him. I have another gift for him, too, but Methinks anything whatsoever with vodka in it will make his holiday a really merry one…)

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Here was the view this morning as the sun was coming up — this is at the bottom of my stairs, looking through the family room to the dining room:

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So, I will have a few things to do in the kitchen the very moment I get home from my shift — a lot of scurrying around before Johnny comes over to celebrate Christmas Eve.

Since I’m working today, I don’t have time to make any type of traditional Christmas dinner. Just a bunch of fun holiday food that still allows me to — YES!!!! — get out all of my many Christmas dishes!! Yay!!!

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Another quick note about my dad’s Estate —

I got an email from the Trustee of his Estate late yesterday afternoon, saying that they had just FedExed me my “dad’s belongings.”

I did not know there was anything left. I’m guessing when I get the box I will open it and then cry! I have no idea what will be in there, but I’m guessing it will be things my dad had saved for a really long time.

But the timing of the probating of his Will is helping me have truly the best Christmas I could have ever imagined.

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Okay.

Here’s this!

Nick Cave in church?? Apparently listening raptly!

And Nick Cave sent out a Christmas Red Hand File today!

“Dear Red-hand-o-philes,

Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas, happy holidays, and a glorious New Year! See you in January!

Love, Nick“

And if you live in Australia or New Zealand, you will really see him in January!! Buy tickets here!

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And here’s this, just ‘cuz it’s Christmas and it makes me so fucking happy to look at it!!

It serves to remind me that I have officially survived 51 Christmases since the worst Christmas, ever — 1974: Greg’s death, my nervous breakdown, the gang rape in my basement. BUT!! The Stones also released THIS!!! Yay. Worth living for, I guarantee it.

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All righty!!

Before I scoot, I gotta say THANK YOU once again!! You guys keep on downloading those old eBooks of mine over at the Smashwords Christmas sale and I really, really appreciate it.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!

Okay. I better scoot. I am so fucking busy it is ridiculous!!

Have a very, very MERRY Christmas Eve, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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I leave you with these!!

Keith, John Lennon, Brenda Lee, Elvis!!

Enjoy, gang!!!