Dead good

Merry Chrimbo to all!

Hope you're enjoying lashings of food (and ginger beer) in the company of family.

Most of my December 25 was spent watching season one of the HBO series "Deadwood" with Dad and my bro'-in-law VK. We managed to get through six eps between lunch and dinner, then another 4.5 before eyelids began to droop.

Needless to say, it's an addictive show. As long as you can handle the constant swearing and extreme violence (used only where it adds to the story), it has a dirty realism and a depth unmatched by any other western I've seen.