As many of you know, I'm delighted with the record-breaking year at Huckleberries Online, pageview & unique view wise. That shows that things are still interesting enough here, after almost 8 years, to still attract viewers. Equally important, I'm enthused that Hucks Online has as broad of a range of commenters and viewers as it has ever had. My goal here is to provide an online source for news & commentary that will attract readers -- and a comments section that featured a broad range of political, social, philosophical, and even theological opinions. It hasn't been easy. Some personalities don't mesh well. At various times, individuals have stomped out of here, never to return. I've tossed a couple. I've made mistakes re: deletions and use of the cooler. It goes with the territory. I'm happy with the return of a couple of commenters who were a big part of this blog's past. I'm also happy that most commenters have learned to appreciate what other's bring to the table -- and have put down their weapons of cyber warfare. The comment section is as close as ever to being what I wanted it to be when I started this thing. Of course, it can all fall apart tomorrow. But I won't worry about that today. Merry Christmas, all/DFO.