Merry Christmas

I hope that each of you have a very Merry Christmas. I’m going to take a few days off during this holiday period to recharge my batteries, but will be back blogging with you after the first of the year.

Here is a version of the Night Before Christmas from the Ponca City, OK Development Authority. I couldn’t have done it any better than what they did.

TWER THE DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS…and all through PC,
The forecast is strong for the e-con-o-mee;

During two thousand and five business here remained loyal,
Manufacturing rose and you know about oil;

For those wanting work, the signs were inspiring,
They hung in the windows: “Help Wanted,” “Now Hiring!”

Next year’s looking good, why not celebrate?
So say the smart folks who teach at O-State;

Retail sales will be up as they were in ’05,
While the rate of job seekers continues to dive;

Incomes will rise and performance will soar,
They’ll be many new jobs, we’ll add hundreds more;

No regrets for the way things were back in the day,
That road has closed and we can’t go that way;

We’ll enter ‘06 on full steam, without sorrow,
Get set Ponca City, we’re “go” for tomorrow;

The New Year looks bright, go tell Dad and tell Mom,
Read the forecast yourself at goponca.com;

So to Ponca, Kay County and all of O-K,
Merry Christmas to all, from PCDA!