Late last night Mr. Wonderful caught up with me on my cellphone to say that he is out of pocket for the weekend and asked that I do today's Citation de la Semaine awards ceremony. And now -- h-e-r-e-'s the winners!!!!!!

HUMEROUS POST OF THE WEEK:  Wildlife and Fisheries Biologist - "College accreditation is one thing. It upsets a small fraction of the less than 17% of Mississippians who have college degrees & attended USM. Getting a sanction from USF&WS [United States Fish and Wildlife Services] that suspended deer season would be another thing entirely ... and the upset people would all be armed with high-powered rifles."

FIRST PLACE IN THIS WEEK'S AWARDS:  Invictus - "... there is one person responsible for the chain of events that has led to the present morass. It's not a deputy assistant vice neuron somewhere. It's the Big Kahuna. Le Grand Fromage. The Archbishop of Anarchy."

On behalf of the selection committee, I extend congratulations to both of you.

Now for an announcement. Due to the holiday season, the next Mr. Wonderful awards will be presented on Sunday, January 9, 2005 (the day before the new semester begins). We have a skeleton crew working to monitor the message board so that all postings between now and January 9 can be considered.

One final note -- Over the holidays, if anyone out there sees #1 Groupie in SACS Fifth Avenue, please tell her to bring my AmEx card back!!! HERE'S WISHING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU THE BEST OF HOLIDAYS. TAKE CARE AND WE WILL SEE THIS BOARD VERY MUCH ALIVE IN 2005!!!