This past year, I’ve been vastly more blessed than I could ever deserve; wonderful friends, my kids whom I love so much, great opportunities – and even a few gnarly challenges requiring some creative solutions that, in the end, have turned out to be blessings, so far.<\/p>\n
And like all of us, I’m blessed to live in a country where I can write this.\u00a0 If you are, or have ever been, in the military, thank you for the Christmases you’ve spent away from home, standing on that wall brushing snow off your rifle or tank or F16 or destroyer while the rest of us drank eggnog somewhere behind you.<\/p>\n
What can I say but “Merry Christmas”, and God bless you all!<\/p>\n
So on behalf of Johnny Roosh, First Ringer and Bogus D, thanks for another great year, and whatever the holiday means to you, I hope you find it in spades!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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