A huge box showed up just as Christmas Eve was beginning, courtesy of UPS. Inside were two nicely wrapped packages plus a mysterious cardboard tube.

CONTENTS: The small package held a set of humorous, artistic cat stickers, many of which I have already consigned to my fridge. The larger package contained a travel journal kit (from Luckies of London!) with scratch-off maps (sadly NOT scratch-and-sniff, but --- whatever), which is especially timely since my wife and I depart early in 2015 for the Mideast and assorted parts of Western Europe. Inside the tube was a suitable-for-framing cat poster.

See accompanying photos -- plus a bonus picture of my curious Big Kitty, wondering what all the hoopla is about.

Thank you, mysterious California person!!!