Christmas is supposed to be a time of cheer.  A time when children are on their best behavior.  A time of familiar songs.  A time that you can spend with your loved ones.  A time to look at the world in a new light, to see the good inherent in mankind.  A time to forgive and forget, in anticipation of the New Year ahead.       And this is true whether you are celebrating Christmas, or Channukah, or Winter Solstice, or any of a number of other traditions.  Of even if you are just celebrating to be celebrating.       Amazingly enough, even I was having a pleasant Christmas season.  This is an unusual occurence for me.  Whether I end up facing off with Frosty the Garbage Man in a San Francisco alley, or if I help Santa Claus deliver his gifts to New Jersey, my Christmas season is rarely slow.  But not this year.       Marlene and I, with Nicholas and Cubby as out guests, had just sat down to a nice Christmas Eve dinner — a tradition in Marlene’s family.  And then the phone rang. Fifteen thousand things ran through my head, as I tried to figure out what was going to manage to interrupt the first normal Christmas I had had in five years.       “I’ll get it,” said Marlene.       Nicholas, Cubby, and I made small talk while Marlene was one the phone.  Still, I strained to hear her voice in the next room, but could hardly make out a word of it.       “Who was on the phone?” I asked when she returned.       “It was Angel Zimmer.”       Angel Zimmer, one of Marlene’s co-workers at the television station.  Her husband, Peter, was an astronaut, and had gone up on the latest space shuttle.  Visions of Challenger danced in my head.  I had a sudden urge to rush to the television and watch for special news reports interrupting the eighth showing of It’s a Wonderful Life.       “What did she have to say?  Is Pete alright?”       “Angel called to say: ‘Pete’s on Earth!’”       Goodwill to men. And the holidays proceeded apace. Best wishes for the Holiday Season from Marc Lynx and all the “Missing Lynx” characters.   Click here to return to the main Signature Quotes page Click here to return to the main Missing Lynx page
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