Well, it is this time of year again, to wish everyone a happy Christmas to Hanukkah or Kwanzaa as the case may be. But no vacation again as politics will keep coming our way in Venezuela. True, it will slow down some as Chavez will use the holidays to get more secretive therapy, the opposition knowing that nobody reads papers (when published as some stop publication altogether until mid January 9, including El Pais for the comment section I participate!) will prefer to do door to door activities and be seen at any live nativity scene available, though sitting governors will be giving stuff away as if they were Chavez, but a live one.
Thus it will be a good time to take stock and write less often but on more general stuff, trying to get some of the perspective that may have been lost in recent weeks of a stressful end of year. For news junkies, I probably will be posting more of the eventual newsy stuff on the Facebook pendant of this blog, Interpretando Venezuela (though I will watch for any political Christmas Miracle for here). Facebook is quicker in holiday mood as the link is up there fast (if I can mange to make it work on my Berry), and there is only need for a short comment from my part while you can add all the comments you can possibly wish to write, without moderation. Thus even if you do not read Spanish check it out and point it out to your Spanish speaking friends.
As I will be travelling I probably will not show up until the 25th so have a good Christmas eve in Venezuela and most of Europe and LatAm, and an excellent Christmas day in the UK and North America.