t'was the day before christmas

and the weather outside is frightful... but not in the way the song suggests.

Holiday lights sparkle throughout midtown.

A Christmas wreath sits above the entrance to St. Patrick's Cathedral.

And people walk the streets without coats.

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I get an email today from Bellmarc that says, in part, 

I wanted to let you know that the East Side and West Side offices will be closing next week.

I am sorry to break this news to you in an email, but this has happened suddenly and i couldn't reach everyone by phone.

This really doesn't have much of an impact on me, as I gave up my short-lived career in real estate a while ago. But it will have a profound affect on many others.

Yup, it sure doesn't feel all that Christmas-y right now.