Slaved like a slave all Xmas day baking ham, roasting prime rib, side dishes, juggling everything just to have it all out in time...with different roasting and baking times and different termperatures this was a PITA. Everyone munched, patted their tummies and left. Then I get to do the cleanup....yeah, lots of pots and pans with baked on crap. Finally after everyone left I was able to get a few minutes to puff on a nice CAO Cameroon stogie.

Now I am back in the office with the first day of Kwanzaa. Take me now, lord.

One year ago today we were waiting to cast off on the AA bright and early but had to wait for two people who delayed us 90 minutes ...turns out to be this guy with his girlfriend who just sat in the galley everyday sea sick for teh entire 10day trip.....did anyone tell her this was not a Princess Cruise?

So what did I get for Xmas besides dishpan hands and a sore back???? More crap I don't need that will go to the Salvation Army as soon as possible.

thanks for letting me vent.

I have finally got it across to my friends and family that I do not want or need any "THINGS" for Christmas. Family and friends are far more important than things.


This and the fact that I get the things I need to fish with as I need them throughout the year.

The best Christmas gifts I "could have" received would have been seeing my granddaughter and dautgher....and Hoggem'n getting a bonus and being able to go on the 15 day LR trip in January. I'll miss ya Mike, work and credit are four letter words.

christmas was simple in my house hold.
passed out a few gifts, cooked , baked, roasted all day.
the best of all, wife and i together in the kitchen for 9 years now.

we had a great time sharing recipes.
cant ask for anything better.

Damn Ollie. Nice stogie. Way outside of my price range.

I went thru the same crap at my in-laws over the holiudays back in CA. I NEVER let anyone slide without putting them to work.

I took a box of cigars and had me a nice smoke after the meal. Ahhhhhhh, life was good.


Happy New years Ollie.

Happy new years Piggie.

Wifezilla went to our favorite cigar lounge and got me a party pack baggie of Camacho Triple Maduros, Rocky Patell ITC and Decade, Paul Garmirian, Ghurka Infused Cognac, etc. And a sample box of CAOs.

Kinda made up for being the Xmas slave...

Being a Christmas slave aintcher bag. I have however, heard of your slave antics on the trips. Assless chaps, pink leather thongs, being spanked with licorice whips. So! When are we going fishing?

You had promised not to tell our dirty secrets!

You keep hoggin them nipple clamps too.

I duuno....been so busy working......I might be able to swing some short summer trips....

so when are you coming out this way so we can meet and have dinner? You can meet Wifezilla and have her talk your ear off. I've gone partialy deef from all her talking....I get this constant buzzing and droning noise with her now...But she loved her new Omega Constellation ladies watch I bought her......

lol.lol.lol.lol.lol.


cracked me up.

But Honey. The nipple clamps and P.P. piercings hurt soooooooooo good.

I am hoping to come back out for a Pig hunt in the spring. We'll get together for a nice night out on the town. We won't tell yer Wifezilla our nasty, disturbing, disgusting, wondeful little secret.