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Hope you had a Merry Christmas. Or Happy Onica Onica, or Joyous Quanza, or just a

wonderful winter solstice. Whatever holidays you celebrate this time of year, I hope they were

full of fun and festive food, of course. I mean, who doesn't love a lot? Me, I had a nice long visit with my folks.

Plenty of hot cocoa and itchy sweaters.

And as for gifts, well, I got all the gear I need for the adventures I'm going to go on in 2025.

Starting with this flight.

It's nice to be up in the air again, even if these aren't,

you know, ideal flying conditions. Isn't it ironic that the winter holidays are the busiest time

for air travel and the worst time to fly? Let me explain. Snow and ice can build up on airplane wings, which

changes the way air flows over them. That makes it hard for the plane to lift. Then there's the wind,

and the wind sure is blowing today. When it gets gusty like this, even big planes have to navigate turbulence.

That's the word for a bumpy roller coaster in the sky? And I mean, for little planes like mine.

Oh no. What's that on the horizon? It's a blizzard! That's the word for a group of snowy owls, a blizzard. It's a blizzard!

That's the word for a group of snowy owls, a blizzard of snowy owls.

And that blizzard is headed right this way.

Hmm. I better swerve. One sec.

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