That’s a bit of a stretch (my best Xmas was when I got the Atari 2600), but pretty damn close for a 43 year old culture junkie.

Not only did I have a picturesque holiday in snowy Vermont with family I love, but I got to run through a warehouse like those “Shopping Contest” where contestants have to fill their carts in a certain amount of time. I’ll reveal more later, but know that, for me, it was like letting a diabetic into a candy store and waving an insulin wand over his head and saying “go for it, chubbo!”

I’ll also talk about Christmas Tree Stores and Vermont. I did last year but I want to go a bit deeper.

Pictures and video to follow. But for now, I want to thank the Vermontians for another holiday home run.