We're taking a short intermission from "The Mummy's Tooth" from now until Christmas Day to bring you a very special holiday episode of "The Otters!" I hope you enjoy this wee gift from me to you, but there really isn't any compensation if you do not.

Four days till Christmas! And only two business days, less if you have a cool employer! Are you ready? Have you finished all your shopping? No? You poor, doomed fool, there's no hope for you.

Here's a last-minute shopping hint -- find a department store that's open all night, like a Wal-Mart supercenter, and go there at four A.M.. Since it's the weekend before Christmas, this wont actually dilute the crowds at all, but a lot of the other people will have overestimated their tolerance for early rising and will actually doze off in the middle of the gigantic checkout lines, leaving you free to take their spots.

More holiday tips tomorrow!