According to the "New Merriam-Webster Pocket Dictionary" the word Family is defined the following ways: 1. a group of persons of common ancestry 2. a group of individuals living under one roof and under one head 3. a social group composed of parents and their children 4. a group of related persons, lower animals..( this includes Raider fans), or plants also: 5. a group of things having common characteristics........interesting definitions...well I have several families, my blood related family ( what ever that means, because if you believe in Adam and Eve, we are ALL blood related)...my family of close friends, and my school family.......and of course my List family....any one of my families is not necessarily more important than any of the others...I woke up this morning to experience another Christmas day...this happened for one reason, and one reason only...the grace of God....not every one believes in the same God, not every one believes there is a God, and not every one believes in the correct number of dogs one should own....and this is fine, the creator created us to have free will, we can believe as we wish, and that's an awesome gift...I am blessed to be here today and whether you believe it or not...so are you!...Merry Christmas today, tomorrow and the day after that, and to my Jewish brothers and sisters ( and two daughters) Happy Hanukkah...now its time to kiss my wife and every one foolish enough to stand under my mistle toe.......life is great, but its also very short....Ed Hill ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================