Let the racing begin! No matter what your stance is in life, we all get caught up in this holiday whirlwind one way or the other, be it with traffic, endless decorations, omnipresent music, family traveling and gatherings, not to mention other faith-based holidays concurrent to Christmas. It's just a flat-out busy time for many.

Been wanting to put on some flute-related information of some new critters coming out, and new design explanations, but between the busy Thanksgiving holiday and weather-related issues, I haven't been able to get to the myriad things I want to...hopefully I can, starting today. The mild and sunny afternoon ahead should be conducive to working outdoors, which is what I have to do.

Once in a while something is sent to me that makes me chuckle, in this case more because it's true so much of the time! A former teaching colleague at Woodberry Forest passed this one along, which we more 'seasoned' 2-leggeds can all relate!.....

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007 when...

1. You accidentally enter your PIN code on the microwave.

2. You haven't played Solitaire with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.

4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you, or your next door neighbor.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.

7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen.

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing in agreement.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't#9 on this list

AND NOW YOU ARE LAUGHING at yourself.

I am thankful for laughter,
except when milk comes

out of my nose.

~Woody Allen