Festive Season Wishes...

To all here at Major Geeks, I wish the following:

THE MESSAGE OF CHRISTMAS, SO OLD, YET STILL NEW
IS BORNE O'ER THE HILLTOPS AND VALLEYS TO YOU.
MAY JOY FILL YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR MINDS BE CONTENT,
AND EACH DAY OF YOUR NEW YEAR IN GLADNESS BE SPENT.

Andfor those of you who do not celebrate Christmas, if you have your own special festivites, I wish you the best, and my sincere thanks to all who were always ready, willing and able to help as and when needed.

 

well thats nice of you. hope you have a great holiday as well!

 

All the best.......to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Very eloquently put ®KIM.

And to you and yours.

 

KIM, I salute you for that.

 

Thank you and very well said.
Same to you and yours.

 

Merry Christmas to all, despite it not being Christmas yet!

 

merry christmas guys..christmas is fast fast approaching and i can't deny that it's my fave time of the year..yahoooooooooo...

 

Twas the Night Before Christmas
and All is Secure
Something i came across today and it made me remember that not all family members will be at home for Christmas.


TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS,

HE LIVED ALL ALONE,

IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF

PLASTER AND STONE.



I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY

WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE,

AND TO SEE JUST WHO

IN THIS HOME DID LIVE



I LOOKED ALL ABOUT,

A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE,

NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS,

NOT EVEN A TREE.



NO STOCKING BY MANTLE,

JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND,

AND ON THE WALL PICTURES

OF FAR DISTANT LANDS.



WITH MEDALS AND BADGES,

AWARD OF ALL KINDS,

A SOBERING THOUGHT

CAME TO MY MIND.



FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT

SO DARK AND SO DREARY,

THE HOME OF A SOLDIER,

NOW I COULD SEE CLEARLY.



THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING,

SILENT, ALONE,

CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR

IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME.



THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE,

THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER,

NOT HOW I PICTURED

A UNITED STATES SOLDIER.



WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ,

CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED?



I REALIZED THE FAMILIES

THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT,

OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS

WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT.



SOON ROUND THE WORLD,

THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY,

AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE

A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY.



THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM

EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR,

BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS,

LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE.



I COULDN'T HELP WONDER

HOW MANY LAY ALONE,

ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE

IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.



THE VERY THOUGHT

BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE,

I DROPPED TO MY KNEES

AND STARTED TO CRY.



THE SOLDIER AWAKENED

AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE,

"SANTA DON'T CRY,

THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE;



I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM,

I DON'T ASK FOR MORE,

MY LIFE IS MY GOD,

MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS."



THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER

AND SOON DRIFTED TO SLEEP,

I COULDN'T CONTROL IT,

I CONTINUED TO WEEP.



I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS,

SO SILENT AND STILL,

AND WE BOTH SHIVERED

FROM THE COLD EVENING'S CHILL.



I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE

ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT,

THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR

SO WILLING TO FIGHT.



THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER,

WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE,

WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA,

IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE."



ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH,
AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT.

"MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND,
AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT."

I wish you all and your family's MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

BILL