Christmas is a special time and I’m sad that it’s over.  I take some solace in the fact that, just like taxes and bad fruit cake, it always comes back.  I enjoyed a few wonderful gifts.  My In-Laws agreed to take the money we spend on each other and put it towards some excursion that we can do as a family. My parents?  A weekend in Stratton for some alone time skiing.  My sister gave us a gift card to Disney World!  I cherish them all and, at the risk of diminishing their value, I found the greatest gift of all in my parents basement.  Looking through some old pictures I found one of me as a toddler, circa 1980.  If I hadn’t seen the vintage look of the photo I would’ve sworn it was Cooper!  Then, almost as if the Good Lord bestowed the gift himself (okay, I’m taking this too far) Google offers up their “vintage photo editor” where I can, with a click of a button, make my photos look circa 1980!  So, I took my favorite photo of Coop-A-Doop from this year’s Christmas Party and “Discoed” it a bit and voila!  I see me… in Cooper! Now, whether I should be happy or feel sorry for him.  I’ll contemplate that over a few beers on New Years.