As the Reader

can tell, I was back out shopping again after having made a stab at it this morning.

I went back to Shopko to pick up some more Christmas ornaments, and I finally got all of the decorations up. That took several hours, all told.

Meanwhile, this columnist has his pick of the ten House seats most likely to switch parties.

Nevada's Second Congressional seat, abandoned by Jim Gibbons, looks to be the most promising for Democrats ever. Not to say Democrats can win this seat, what with either Dawn Gibbons or Dean Heller likely to win the GOP primary, but Jill Derby, a Nevada regent, has the best shot any Democrat has had since the seat was created some twenty-five years ago.