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When you ask someone what their favorite holiday is, you expect to hear answers like "My birthday" or "Christmas!" or even "Halloween" but if you ask me what my favorite holiday is, I'll say loudly (and proudly) Pig Day! Today, March 1, is Pig Day. Unfortunately, I've been too busy to celebrate properly. I've been so busy that I've already told my team that I'm taking the day off next year. How would I have celebrated if I wasn't so darn busy? That's easy!

Saying "I have let you down personally and professionally," and calling his behavior "irresponsible and selfish," scandal-plagued golf whiz Tiger Woods issued a tightly controlled statement this morning (which few journalists were allowed to attend live, no questions, please) saying he was sorry for getting caught -- er, hurting his wife, family, friends and fans.

'Tis the season for spreading good cheer and good karma gods by thanking the people who've made our lives better, happier, easier, and smarter. A big thank you goes to the BlogHer community. You, and you, and you, and also all of you. Thank you. There are too many of you for me to put on a five thank yous list. There lies the problem, saying thank you is hard because once you start, it's really hard to stop.

I've been a fan of the Twilight books since long before there was Twilight mania. But the Twilight movie, ugh. I never wanted to see another Twilight related movie again. It was so bad that it was even hard to heckle. And if I can't heckle something... Did I say ugh? What was I thinking when I agreed to take RJ, her sister and her only slightly hesitant brother to see New Moon - at 7pm on Friday night? I'd like to blame menopause but I think I'll blame Honeybeast instead. It was HER idea.

In our family, it's the really weird unique gift that is the most memorable. It's the quirky gift that sets the bar for all future holiday gifting. If it's not unusual, it almost doesn't count.