I've been off stride all day as a result of the e-mail postings, the visit from good friend Dick Haugen, and the annual legislative briefing from Betsy Russell (Boise) and Rich Roesler (Olympia). Tomorrow, we're scheduled for our annual Christmas lunch in the office and the publisher drops by for his annual holiday coffee. I'll be pushed to get all my work done before taking Friday off. But that's my problem. You can tell me yours or start a thread with the daily Wild Card ...

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