Wanted to wish each and every one of you season's greetings and a wonderful New Year! Whether you and your family celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or just enjoy the season and the close of the year, I hope it is all you wish for.

In New Zealand, where I am from, December is right in the middle of summer. So Christmas is nice & hot, and a great time to visit the beach and surf! We have Christmas dinner with the usual food, but some people have Christmas lunch which can include a bar-b-q. Due to the winter being June - August, there are also some companies and families in Australia and New Zealand that celebrate, in addition to the December Christmas, a "Midwinter Christmas" in June or July. This way, they can celebrate the Yuletide traditions with the corresponding cold winter weather. This would include a heavy meal with roasted meats and heavy sweets, like plum pudding and watching Christmas films and specials that take place in cold, winter weather.

My birthday is in June. So when I was growing up, it was always cold and rainy. Now that I am in California, my birthday is sunny and hot!

One more thing. I was searching around on the internet and found this great caricature of me as young Boba Fett. It is from a talented artist named Bryan Lefler. He is an artist for Disney Interactive Studios. I think it is fantastic and inspired. Now, he is not the biggest fan of young Boba (or baby Boba as he calls him) but I still think his artwork is great! Please have a look and let me know what you think.

Here is a link to the artwork on the artist's blog page:

Baby Boba

Take care,
Daniel