So, here I am on this Wednesday morning, surfing the web and such, when I stumble onto an email from Stacy.  It's her "Christmas Meme".  I had no clue what a "meme" was, but if you know me at all, you know I head to Google for all of life's answers.  Here's what I found at Answers.com:

Meme - A unit of cultural information, such as a cultural practice or idea, that is transmitted verbally or by repeated action from one mind to another.

Stacy's email contained the following meme rules, and 26 questions for me to answer (hence the *$@#! in the subject line.)  I normally delete these types of emails, however doing so in this instance could unleash the wrath of Stacy : ), something no one should ever have to experience, so I gave in and decided to offer short answers.

First, the rules:

1.  Link to the person that tagged you, and post the rules on your blog.
2.  Share Christmas facts about yourself.
3.  Tag seven random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs.
4.  Let each person know that they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Welcome to the Christmas edition of "Getting to Know Your Friends."

1. Wrapping or gift bags?  
I'm a guy, so it's gift bags all the way.  

2. Real or artificial tree?   
artificial

3. When do you put up the tree? 
Thanksgiving

4. When do you take the tree down? 
Before the new year.

5. Do you like egg nog? 
no

6. Favorite gift received as a child?
Evil Knievel motorcycle set (it had a travel van too!) 

7. Do you have a nativity scene?
no

8. Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
nothing major jumps out, guess I'm lucky

9. Mail or email Christmas cards?
mail

10. Favorite Christmas Movie?
I'm a guy, so it's gotta be "Christmas Vacation."

11. When do you start shopping for Christmas?
my wife is a year round Christmas shopper.

12. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
turkey (boring I know)

13. Clear lights or colored on the tree? I
clear

14. Favorite Christmas song?
Silent Night

17. Angel on the tree top or a star?
we have a bow

18. Open the presents Christmas Eve or Christmas Morning? 
Christmas Day

19. Most annoying thing about this time of year?
emails with 26 questions attached.

20. Do you decorate your tree in any specific theme or color?
no

21. What do you leave for Santa?
cookies and milk of course.

22. Least favorite holiday song?
"Grandmother Got Run Over By A Reindeer"  just shoot me, please.

23. Favorite ornament?  
ornaments made by my daughters

24. Family tradition?
the usual

25. Ever been to Midnight Mass?
no

26. Most memorable good deed you witnessed or participated in during the holidays?
Seeing all the reindeer finally letting Rudolph play their reindeer games.  That was cool.

Here's where I am supposed to "tag" seven other bloggers and send them the questions.  Problem is, the only bloggers I know, have already been tagged and I don't want to send 26 Christmas questions to the dude who writes the poker blog I read, or the dudes who write any of the sports blogs I read.  They wouldn "get it." 

So, carry on fellow bloggers...meme 'til it hurts!