It's not quite 2014 yet. It won't be for almost another week, during which I will undoubtedly eat too much, drink too much, and feast on the leftovers people bring to work. I will eat one huge bowl of salad with lemon juice for dressing each day, however, along with a piece of bread and some olive oil, because it's healthy and  because I like it.

But I don't weigh 140 pounds. Well, technically I do, but it's 140 pounds and some extra, you see.

So on the morning of Jan. 1 I will have true confession about how much I weigh (and as much as I can remember about how I got there. I plan to open the home-made brandy from my cousin Patti on New Year's Eve, you see).

But today it's Christmas, and I need to go peel 10 pounds worth of potatoes.

See you, and MERRY CHRISTMAS!