It’s Christmas tree decorating season and I’m happy to welcome our ornaments back to our living room. They are a motley, rag-tag community of misfits (although ironically, neither Rudolph or that dentist wannabe elf is represented). They’re all so darn precious to me, I can’t throw any of them away, even the Irish step dancer whose […]
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Putting the Ar! Back in Christmas Cards
This is going to be short because like all of you, I’m buried alive in ho-ho-holiday red (and green) tape. When I sit down to write, my computer defaults to opening up my shopping list, this week’s Macy’s ad, and recipes high in fat and sugar. A blog post template or even a blank Word […]
O Little Christmas Ghetto
My brother, Jeff, is on Facebook now and I’m biweekly entertained by his posts on his hunting trips, walks through the woods near his cabin, interesting non-fiction books he’s reading, cooking sauerkraut for the church, and other details about the life of a happy, retired Renaissance Man. Occasionally he posts about his wife, Mary, […]
Hey Christmas. I Will Take. You. Down.
Christmas is over at my house. It’s official, since the last sparkly red and green piece of man-made material has been removed, put into a marked bin and shipped off to the FitzAnnex, otherwise known as our storage unit down the road. There is nothing that makes you appreciate your house more than having […]
Wake Up! It’s Christmas!
These kids were even more excited when they were told this guy would be breaking into their house in the middle of the night. Here’s a confession for you: I’m 52-years-old and I still can barely sleep on Christmas Eve, I get so excited. It doesn’t matter if I know for a fact that […]
Putting the ‘Bum’ in Christmas Album
Why must everyone record a Christmas album? Sure, some people probably should – people like Celine Dion and Michael Buble. But if you’re a rapper or a hip hop or funk artist or were ever cool – ever – you really should steer clear of The Little Drummer Boy or anything with as […]