different things

firstly, merry christmas to you all. i hope this day finds you surrounded by family and friends. i am so thankful to have you in my life. and boy do i love christmas.

in sadder news, this article was in yesterday's oregonian: 41-year-old michael egan, a downtown resident with known mental health problems, was shot and killed thursday morning near pioneer courthouse square, after an altercation with another portlander. i thought this christmas we might all say an extra prayer for him and for those we served in portland.

with that, i must get to bed. big day tomorrow. a spokanite just led the responsorial psalm at the vatican's midnight mass. weird.

much love,
anthony