I received a nice note thanking me for my greeting, and asking about the origins of Boxing Day. It's not clear what the origins are, but apparently one theory has it that the first weekday after Christmas was the day on which the household servants received a 'box' - gifts, food and maybe even a Christmas bonus. More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_day And to our friends in Nova Scotia and the Boston States - I hope you didn't get hit too hard with this morning's snow. Joe -- Joe Makowiec can be reached at: http://makowiec.org/contact/?Joe http://makowiec.org/