#5: GQ's Sexiest Man Alive

Move over, Matt Damon and Brad Pitt. 2000's Sexiest Man of the Year, according to Nate Hellman's Christmas Card, was none other than Nate Hellman. This card comes in at #5 on the All-Time List. Photo credit goes to younger sister Susie Hellman.

What's good about this card: it effectively incorporates my parents' Indianapolis-based hot tub, and is heavy on the cheese factor. Definitely works as an "anti-Christmas card" in terms of the "inappropriate factor."

Why this card isn't #1: probably my most narcissistic card ever (hopefully people realize that there is a strong element of self-deprecation here)....not completely professionally done, as the inside cover was "pasted" on instead of printing out in double-sided format...also one of the cards I had to think twice about sending to older relatives & casual acquaintances due its general level of raunchiness...also, I just realized that this in fact was my 1999 XMas card, which means that there is a major typo in this year's card's retrospective (it's mixed up with the Trotsky one).

Congrats to the 2007 Duluth Dominators, this year's "MD Aware" Fantasy Football League champions! This year's victory is dedicated to the many Duluth fans, who have made this small-market northern community into a truly model sports franchise.