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22Dec2006

ATW AND THE HOLIDAYS....

DateFriday, December 22, 2006 at 08:10AM

merry xmas.bmpWell, today is the last working day before Christmas for many of us and I know that a lot of you out there will be heading off on holidays today and so  may not be around during the next week or so.  So there are a few things I wanted to say before you go.

1. ATW WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS during the holiday. I will be blogging up until the 29th December, and then I fly away for a week's sunshine! So if you're around over the next week, you can tune in and I'll be here.

2. THANK YOU to all my fellow bloggers on ATW. To Andrew, my stalwart and long term fellow-writer - to Alison, to Richard, to Mike, to Tom, to John (formerly of this Parish) - all of whom have livened things up over the past few months.

3. THANK YOU to all our readers. It's great so many come here every day in a world where there are MILLIONS of alternative blog choices. I deeply appreciate your continued presence - and don't forget to tell your friends and colleagues about our site.

It's been a Big Year with lots of highs and some lows. I'll review these in the week ahead but we've all made it through 2006 and so I will finish by wishing each of you a Very Happy Christmas and a Peaceful New Year.

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David

I am probably not going to be able to get onto ATW for the next couple of weeks, so I will take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Happy Christmas and a thoroughly enjoyable New year week in the sunshine. And of course I wish everyone else here on ATW the writers and the regulars a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year too.
Friday, December 22, 2006 at 09:33AM | Unregistered CommenterColm
Colm,

The place is never the same without you. Best Wishes.
Friday, December 22, 2006 at 09:36AM | Unregistered CommenterDavid Vance
Colm - justice has finally caught up with you, huh ? ;)
I told you to pay your TV license!

A week in the sun sounds Good David! The break will do you good :)

Friday, December 22, 2006 at 10:00AM | Registered CommenterMadradin Ruad
Madradin,

If we'll miss Colm that much perhaps we can have a whip round and help him pay the fine?

Unless he's being done for non-payment of council tax - in which case it may be a principled stand he's taking so he won't thank us for getting him out early...

Enjoy the holiday DV - happy Christmas every one...

Friday, December 22, 2006 at 10:16AM | Unregistered CommenterGary Monro
Gary - so far only David has said he'll miss Colm :)
Friday, December 22, 2006 at 10:21AM | Registered CommenterMadradin Ruad
Mad - When David says he'll miss someone (especially a liberal) it is truly touching, considering he probably believes in the right to firearms and is taking about his aim.

Off myself for a couple weeks so Merry Christmas to All.
Friday, December 22, 2006 at 02:13PM | Unregistered Commentermahons
A very Happy Christmas to you and your family, David.
Friday, December 22, 2006 at 03:28PM | Unregistered CommenterTom Tyler
Happy Christmas to all contributors. I haven't been able to comment as often as I would have liked recently; perhaps in the new year I will have time (although I doubt it!)

Friday, December 22, 2006 at 03:35PM | Unregistered CommenterMark
Merry Christmas to you and your family, David! I'll be checking you out next week.
Friday, December 22, 2006 at 05:26PM | Unregistered CommenterMonica-Philadelphia
A Happy Christmas to all.
Friday, December 22, 2006 at 05:52PM | Unregistered CommenterKloot
Merry Christmas David

And I miss Colm :o(
Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 11:11AM | Unregistered Commenteraileen
Hmmmm - are you sure you haven't done a Kathy Bates with the poor fella ? ;)

Happy Christmas LOL
Saturday, December 23, 2006 at 11:20AM | Registered CommenterMadradin Ruad

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