(Ed.'s Note: Sometimes as we drive around town we tend to forget the unique character of our city. At a time when snowdrifts are piling up on streets in Midwest and subfreezing winds beat the Plains, we are walking around in shirtsleeves and shorts. We are indeed blessed with the climate and natural resources which, if not subtropical, then semiarid. The fishing enthusiasts are just returning from the Bahia Grande and La Laguna where they catch their limit of red fish, flounder, drum, trout, snook, an a variety of sea life. The ramp previously called "Los Lobos," and now the Jaime Zapata Memorial Boat Ramp is a favorite spot to hook snook, according a snook fanatic we know. A Merry Christmas to all, wherever you are. "And so this is Christmas, and what have you done? Another year over, and a new one just began."