To My Democrat Friends:

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally
conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter
solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your
choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion
and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition
of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2018, but not without due respect for the
calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great.
Not to imply that America is necessarily greater than any other countries nor the only "America" in
the Western Hemisphere. Also, this wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age,
physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishes.

To My Republican Friends:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!