Today is Christmas day and I find myself in the middle of nowhere in the French countryside. It’s freezing cold and about 9 am as I write this. This year, I’ve been in Phuket, Bangkok, Bali, East Timor, England, Singapore and France. It has been a good year in many ways, but it’s had its ups and downs. I hope to build on this year’s achievements in 2009 and take over the world by 2010.

Like the last three years, I didn’t write a single Christmas card for this holiday season. I also didn’t buy any presents, which would perhaps explain why I didn’t receive any.

Last night we watched my brother’s Roseanne boxset. I’m not kidding. He has boxsets of the television show Roseanne. Like you, I struggled to fathom the idea of anyone even thinking of buying such a collection of DVDs, but low and behold, my brother did it. The show is actually a lot funnier than I remembered.

I’d like to wish everyone a happy Christmas, regardless of whether you know me.