Folks, if you've recently upgraded or renewed your annual club membership but it's still not active, please reach out to the BOD or a moderator. The PayPal system has a slight bug which it doesn't allow it to activate the account on it's own.
If someone says Merry Christmas you should be allowed to respond Merry Christmas if it moves you (or Happy Kwanza, etc... if that's your holiday of choice). I certainly understand that if you're going to lead the charge then you should start with the generic season greeting.