Boys & girls, first a healthy dose of the truth. Sammy Claus has really struggled to find the Christmas spirit in 2013. There are a variety of reasons for that…..a hundred mostly insignificant things that I won’t bore the masses with. Suffice to say that I haven’t always felt the presence of God in my life lately. Now let me be clear… I have never and will never doubt the existence of God. He is real. I have just had alot of questions recently about His role in my life. As usual though it was my friend The Owl who set me on the right path by reminding me that God is in control only if we allow Him to be, and that of course is the issue…..I have not truly let God be in control of my life. That needs to change…..and it will. Maybe we’ll dive deeper into that topic some other time. Now though it is time for the 5th annual Wish List. As always I must remind you that I have no particular power to make these wishes come true and can only hope that The Jolly One himself up in The North Pole is a citizen of The Manoverse and will see fit to help things along. Enjoy…and God bless us…everyone.
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Obamacare 
repeal
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Jimmy Fallon 
much success as he takes over The Tonight Show
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People who “axe” a question instead of “ask” one 
the strength & perseverance to put away those x’s and find their s’s and k’s – I know you can do it
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Speaker of the House John Boehner 
a box of tissues and some testosterone
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Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Mike Tomlin 
a spot in the next cast of Dancing with the Stars
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the last laugh
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Twitter & Facebook 
an “Are you sure you want to post this??” button and maybe a 10 minute waiting period
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NASCAR 
a new champion – Jimmie Johnson bores me
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Black Friday 
a return to normalcy (whatever that means in regards to Black Friday) – let us have Thanksgiving back
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San Diego Chargers LB Manti Teo 
a real live girlfriend
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Ben Affleck 
best of luck as the new Batman…seriously
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President Barack Hussein Obama & First Lady MeeShell “My Belle” Obama 
an ounce of class
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Autocorrect 
Extinction. It’s an unnecessary & faulty technology. If you don’t know how to spell you don’t need to own a smartphone.
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Alec Baldwin 
anger management classes
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Dennis Rodman 
South Korean citizenship. Y’all can have him… he serves no useful purpose here.
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George Zimmerman 
better decision making skills
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The Star Trek Franchise 
an awesome new director now that JJ Abrams is moving on to revive Star Wars
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As has become tradition I shall end with a quote from the Rankin-Bass animated classic Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town:
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p class=”MsoNormal”>“Lots of unhappiness? Maybe so. But doesn’t Santa take a little bit of that unhappiness away? Doesn’t a smile on Christmas morning scratch out a tear cried on 
a sadder day? Not much maybe. But what would happen if we all tried to be like Santa and learned to give as only he can give…of ourselves, our talents, our love and our hearts? Maybe we could all learn Santa’s beautiful lesson and maybe there would finally be peace on Earth and good will toward men.”
The Manofesto 