I'd just LOVE a decent banjo, a nice desktop soundstudio thing, a Martin 12-string, a car with less than 100,000 miles on it, a 36-foot sailboat, a workshop with a small CNC mill and a lathe in it, a contract for my book, and a new job.

But you know what? I am getting something much better instead -- my best beloved daughter is bound home for Xmas at the end of the week, and it looks like she will be pulling down a very successful first semester at the Conservatory, and my best beloved wife will be by my side, and her Mom's coming over and an array of really fine friends and about ten thousand Sea Monkeys. So all in all, I reckon I am doing okay, thanks!!

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