During this time of year I typically write a column with a Christmas theme. So if you are expecting Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol” or “The Grinch that Stole Christmas”, you will not find it here. I still plan on using a Christmas theme, but in a roundabout way. The other day someone asked me a question that I have become all too familiar with; how are things at Tri-Valley? I don’t mind answering the question, but I think people expect me to answer that we are strugglin