No lists. No resolutions. No Negativity.

This is the official annual notice from the Whiskers Family that you will receive no holiday card or letter reporting the glories and difficulties of Whisker family members in 2011.  In December 2008, we resolved, as you may recall, and our records indicate you were duly notified at that time, to stop mailing out the Whiskers Family Holiday Letter that the Whiskers had been sending to extended family, friends and acquaintances for fifteen years.   We also resolved to stop making New Years resolutions or producing "best of" and "worst of" lists for the ending year.  It's not that Whiskers have a shortage of vices or flaws that could use some tweaking, though sometimes its just easier to move and start over, and if anything, a "worst of" list would be all too easy in the midst of the Republican primary squabble, but We Whiskers are a proud lot, and we prefer to keep family matters within our immediate family, except for Sturgeon's blog which his therapist has encouraged him to continue writing despite the loss of many friends on Facebook.   Also, Sturgeon has refused to sit for a family portrait ever since his motorcycle accident, the one where he dropped his hunting knife in the parking lot on his way into Denny's and when he went to pick it up, burned his cheek badly on the muffler of  Karl Mekton's vintage Harley.   (Karl had to have the muffler replated.)  We appreciate the many holiday cards and letters that we have received, and from  one daughter who apparently needs to be reminded by her parents of our Lord's Birthday are yet to receive, and we often read your letters aloud at our dinner table and share your joys and tragedies as we reflect upon our own blessings.   Please do not assume from the fact that you are not receiving our Holiday Letter that you have been personally removed from our mailing list; or that we are not mailing the Holiday Letter because things have been so sad in our home this year due to Belinda's reckless behavior, the Mekton law suit, the loss of my job with the school district,  the death of my favorite Aunt Carol and that funk that Sturgeon falls into whenever he sees a newspaper or teenager.  I regret the serious tone of this notice, Sturgeon insisted I include certain legal disclaimers, but I wish all of you a wonderful 2012.    Shirley Whiskers for the entire Whiskers Family, thanks to Sturgeon and his therapist for letting me post on Sturgeon's blog!