Post-Christmas/Winter Holiday Greeting

A friend of mine sent this e-mail forward to me yesterday, and I thought it was worth publishing here:



For My Democratic Friends:

"Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, our best wishes for a multicultural, socially responsible, gender-neutral, environmentally conscious, secular celebration of the winter solstice holiday, with respect for your religious/secular persuasion and traditions, or your choice not to practice religious traditions at all. We also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2006, 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 country nor the only America in the Western Hemisphere. This wish is given without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith or sexual preference of the wishee. By accepting these greetings you are accepting these terms. This greeting may be subject to clarification or withdrawal and is not transferable. It implies no promise by the wisher to actually implement any of the wishes for herself or himself or others, implies no warrantees of any kind, is void where prohibited by law or wherever it may cause any person to be uncomfortable in way. "



For My Republican Friends:

"Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year"