George and Mavis Kennedy are planning to leave bright and early Friday morning heading for Green Valley, Arizona. They are hoping to make New Mexico by nightfall. No word for sure on what is causing the swelling in Mavis's neck. All of us here at the Holabird Advocate will continue to pray for her. She reports that one of her resolutions for 2005 is to stay as far away from doctors as she can. We can't blame her.

Ken and Joyce Ferris are thinking about coming for another Ponderosa visit. Exactly when has not been divulged, but despite Joyce saying, "See you in April" to her father, E.E. Hinkle, it is suspected they will be back there before then. They'd better get a move on toward Arizona themselves if they expect to beat the upcoming snow storm.

Mike and Sandy Soulek will be in South Dakota sometime in the next few weeks. They are also looking to a possible visit to the Ponderosa as well. Look for a few shocks when they do come and find out how much warmer E.E. Hinkle's hands are since the installation of his pacemaker.

Harry and Dianne Macek are hosting a New Years Dinner on Saturday afternoon. Harold and Mary Hinkle are among those invited. It is suspected that if the weather permits, they will make it over there and bringing Agnes Hahn as well.

Of course, there is also the special communion service planned by Reverend Jerry Hinkle of the Holabird Church of Universal Life. Mary Hinkle has hidden the bottle of Cold Duck, but he is praying she will bring it back before year's end. We ask that you pray for that too.

We are going to be entering the 4th Year of the Holabird Advocate. Big things are in store for our little Newsblog. There are a couple of syndication deals that we are looking at that may help us expand the scope of our activity. You may find advertisements on the Holabird Advocate Front Page if this goes through. We will use the any and all revenue (except for a 10% cut to the Holabird Church of Universal Life) to fund the Audblog Project, and other projects that may come along. That is, providing these syndication deals pan out.

I was pleased to see that my selection of the American Voter for "Person of the Year" for 2004 went over so well. I should never have worried about that. There really was no other choice.

The Gmail Project has stored 22MB of information and counting. All pieces of Gmail are read and all feedback is appreciated, whether good or bad.

Starting next year, I will have an Entertainment Editor. His name is Ethan Aniston (a pen name to hide his identity) . He knows all kind of stuff that people tell him when they don't know he's listening. Things that they wouldn't if they knew he was going to tell all of us.

Next month's poll will deal with Readers' Church habits. I am wondering how many of you use the Holabird Church of Universal Life as well as how you use it. You do use it, don't you?

That is all for 2004! See ya'll next year Readers!