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Twitter pack underscore datam.am well i don't really intend

on doing a very long episode uh i don't think i'm going to do an after dark for what would be last

night but um it's christmas today or for you and um i've i've usually i don't know if I've missed one or not, but I feel like it's become a tradition to always do a Christmas episode.

And I'm pretty proud of that.

And I kind of feel like it's a day to just be grateful and a day to say thank you to you guys.

And I wanted to make sure that I at least was able to do that. So thank you and

goodbye. No, I'm just kidding. I know the Thanksgiving thing is more of a Thanksgiving thing,

but I like to do that on Christmas anyway, just kind of run through some of the stuff. I'm

grateful for Packers wise and whatnot. But before we get into that, another part of the stuff. I'm grateful for Packers-wise and whatnot. But before we get into that,

another part of the tradition, I don't, I try to keep, you know, politics and my own views and

all that kind of stuff to myself. But I think on Christmas, it's appropriate, especially because I

know how heavy it can get around this time. I know that this is a very lonely time for a lot of people, a very difficult time for a lot of people.

I am one of those seasonal depression type folks, and I absolutely hate this time of year. I love Christmas. Don't get me wrong, but I struggle through this stuff, the dark and the cold and all that.

And I know a lot of people have a lot of things going on.

In fact, we just had a loss in our family.

My uncle Barry just passed away.

My grandma's brother, my grandma is now the last of her siblings, the last of five.

And so she is struggling and obviously a terrible

time of year for those types of things. So first and foremost, a special dedication to Uncle Barry.

I've mentioned before, by the way, that I have had the privilege of being raised by or raised

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