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Merry Christmas!

So I had this idea and then I saw it wasn't original. Buuut, that isn't exactly new to me. I'm often slow to the hip things. For instance, have you seen this deal called the iPhone? I hear it's got some great application. I went looking for one online and discovered that they just keep upgrading these things.

Sorry for that lttle tangent. Let me get to the idea. I'm going to take a break from blogging. Before you thank me, hear me out...

I'll be breaking until the new year. For starters, you're much too busy to be reading all these blogs. Second, I've once again left Christmas shopping for my wife until the home stretch. Sooo, add it all together and you'll see I'm doing this for both of us.

Now, I've seen where some blogs will post their most popular blogs during their off-time. Here's why I won't be doing that. Again, if you're too busy to read blogs, why would I assume that you have time to read a better blog? If I assumed that, I would just post links to other people's blogs. (Get it? Self-deprecation. It kills, right?)

Oh, the real reason for not posting most popular blogs? It kind of goes against my whole m.o. If I believe (and I do) that this life isn't about me (even mine), then it seems a tad self-centered to offer up the 'best of me'.

So have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I'll see you in 2012!
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