Dear Friends,

It hardly seems possible that eighty eight years have come and gone since I first entered this world, and , needless to say, I am most grateful. Both Good Luck and Dame Fortune have smiled down on me, and upon my family as well. All four of my children are alive and well and all my grandchildren are doing well with their pursuits at school. Yes, the roll of the dice has favored me!

Hopefully you, my friends, are faring as well, though I know that tragedy has entered some of your lives. Despite this, you are all aware of the resilience of the Human Spirit and that it rebounds after adversity. So, we'll keep on smiling even though it hurts.

As I assess my state today I am also well aware that many of my friends and peers are no longer around and that the end of the road may not be too far away. However, I can take some solace in knowing that one is living in probably the most important and exciting time in human history. The rate of new discoveries and the rapid spread of new ideas is mind boggling and the information highway enables us to live two or three lives at once, something our forefathers never imagined possible. Yes the world may be more dangerous today than ever before but it is also more interesting and challenging . My father insisted that a man would never walk on the moon and, now, I would not set any limits on Man's aspirations and achievements.

Pat and I keep ourselves busy with endless meetings and social activities and boredom is not a problem. In fact, there is not enough hours in the day to get our jobs done. Though we go south for the winter we are almost as busy there as at home in Manchester. Keeping our minds and bodies active is probably a factor in our longevity.

Many of my peers have not explored the world of cybernetics, and , while one can get along very well without it, there is such excitement and pleasure to be found there.! Presently, I belong to four computer clubs and have enlarged my circle of acquaintances many fold.My new friends come from all walks of life with varying backgrounds and makes my life more interesting. User groups are like AA in that they are addicts and always helping their less informed friends. Meet me at my web site: www.tiac.net/users/cejjrmd or write me at my e-mail address: cejjrmd@tiac.net.

As I said last year my real cause is World Federalism and, hopefully, some day we can live in The United States of the World, built upon the same federalists principles as our own wonderful USA. There is no peace without justice, No justice without law, and no law without government. These are incontrovertible!. Thus, all that is needed is to accept the idea of an international authority, one based on the Force of Law and not the Law of Force. Einstein said the atomic bomb changed everything in the world except the mind of Man, and therein lies our problem.

Lastly it is Pat's and my wish that this Xmas letter finds you contented with your lot and looking forward to each sunrise as though your glass were half full and not half empty.

Charlie and Pat