It’s time to wish all y’all a very Merry Christmas – and a hearty Happy Holidays to those of you who celebrate other Christmasesque events nowabouts. Hey, it’s all good when wishing merriness and happiness.

With all thatupness offered, it’s also the time of year when temperate-climate types need to mentally and emotionally gird for the arriving coldness and light deprivation. Yes, that sinky concept can deflate the holiday balloon real fast.