As we approach this Christmas season br It’s time to take time, and reason br That on the table will appear br A feast for all to share. br br In the center midst the fowl and fish br You’ll find quite another dish br From our friend the porker who can’t be here br For there’s a ham (not volunteered) . br br Given up, (we trust) br With the thought that we must br Enjoy the best the larder can offer br This smoked and salted leg, sans trotter. br br Yet there is another, Ivor Hogg comes to mind, br Whose poetry you will find, br Gracing the pages of the Internet br On topics you haven’t discovered yet. br br Spreading the word that fact or fiction br Is only the matter of one’s own opinion. br So as you approach this holiday br Read and enjoy what he has to say! br br (As you push back from the Christmas table.) br br sbr br Sidi J.