Good morning, Washington. I think there must be something wrong with me. Christmas is coming, but I’m not happy; I don’t feel the way I’m supposed to feel. I just don’t understand Christmas, I guess. I like getting presents, and sending Christmas cards, and decorating trees and all that, but I’m still not happy. I always end up feeling depressed.

Maybe it’s the fact that the Washington Nationals snatched defeat from the jaws of victory when the New York Yankees signed California Angels first baseman Mark Teixeira. The ever-optimistic Washington Post opines that the Nationals find themselves in the company of many other more legitimate baseball teams who mustered the money but also failed to sign baseball’s hottest property. Food for Thought says the Nats just cleared the way for Adam Dunn. D.C. Pro Sports Report says that several players, plural, would be better than the one big hitter. But for many Nats fans, an instant message to one clueless Spencer Ackerman captures the feeling in the District toward the Yankees’ pickup.

Oh well. There’s always the Redskins Wizards Capitals. Good grief.

Five Holdups Along Rock Creek Park in 90 Minutes: Residents of D.C.’s toniest neighborhoods were rattled by a quick succession of holdups along Rock Creek Park. Five evening holdups in Georgetown, Tenleytown, Glover Park, and Cleveland Park saw residents robbed of their personal possessions, including wallets and a Burberry scarf. Three robbers robbed pedestrians on the 3300 block of O Street NW and around the 4000 blocks of Calvert and Albemarle Streets NW off Wisconsin Ave, according to the Washington Post. Less than an hour later, two robbers mugged walkers near the 2500 block of Porter Street and the 2800 stretch of Quebec Street. In one incident, the robbers reportedly used a gun. Last-minute Christmas shopping at its worst.

Oprah Is Not Moving to D.C.: Contrary to a report in the New York Post that Oprah Winfrey is househunting in the District, she isn’t, says a Winfrey flack. NBC4 says that she isn’t looking to sign on a $50-million home in Georgetown. The real news here might be that someone is looking to sell a home for $50 million in this economic climate.

Briefly Noted: Ward 6 Councilman Tommy Wells joins Public Works committee . . . Tim Kaine’s brother-in-law among names bandied for U.S. attorney . . . River road remains closed as crews do work.