Happy New Year

Please accept with no obligation, implied or implicit, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, observed within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious / secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious / secular and / or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all.

Please also accept my best wishes for a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the calendar year 2007, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make the Republic of India great (not to imply that India is necessarily greater than any other country), and without regard the race, creed, age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual orientation of the wishee.

This wish is limited to the customary and usual good tidings for a period of one year, or until the issuance of a subsequent holiday greeting, whichever is later, and is not intended to, nor shall it be considered, limited to the usual Judeo-Christian-Islamic-Hindu-Buddhist-Sikh-Bahai celebration or observances, or to such activities of any organized or ad hoc religious community, group, individual or belief (or lack thereof).