Just wanted to quickly wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

As most people reading this would know, my wife Monica is something of an animal lover.  Until recently we had five cats, three dogs, and a rat.  Unfortunately one of the best cats ever, Atilla, had to be put to sleep recently after a long illness.  Atilla was a unique cat, with a kind and friendly disposition.

Monica and I got Atilla the Cat shortly after we were married, and so we don’t remember our family ever being without him.  Atilla was well traveled, having moved with us from Pennsylvania to Arizona, and he lived with us in three different houses, plus an apartment.

Monica, Tyler and I will always remember Atilla, he was physically big enough to earn his name, but he was an especially outgoing and agreeable cat and anyone he ever met liked him right away.

This past Saturday my 8-ball team, Last Call, won the Titleholder’s Tournament and advanced to the Phoenix Masters.  Special congrats to Chad who ran a crucial rack to secure the victory.

Pictured from left to right:

Lance “Lancelot” Hansen,

Dave “Automatic” Fausz,

Martin “Captain” Colello,

Chad “Champeen” Wilder,

Greg “G-Fence” Steinorth.

Not pictured is Paul “Big Man” Javorski, who had to leave a few minutes before the pic was taken.  Congrats guys!

Finally getting around to posting pics from Vegas.  Monica bought us tickets to see Jerry Seinfeld for our anniversary, and it was a great show.  There are also some other miscellaneous pics in there, of course.