The Smith family is precariously close to dispensing with all Christmas giving pretense and getting our own gifts. This year, we spent an inordinate amount of time sending photos to each other. We did this to make sure we gave exactly what the other person wanted. Which shirt color do you like? Take a closer […]
I got everything I wanted for Christmas this year, which was peace, love and understanding. What’s so funny about that? Not to be picky, but I offer a short list of things I didn’t get for Christmas. I make them available for anyone doing some early shopping for next year: The purpose of semicolons; I […]
We put up our tree last night. It’s a small Fraser Fir. The names comes from an old Germanic dialect which means Dude, you were totally ripped off. I much prefer another variety of Christmas tree called coniferous cheapus. I often buy trees from the boy scouts who have a lot at a nearby church. One year […]
My daughter keeps asking me for a Christmas list, so I’ll write one here, which she can reference if she cares to. I wish companies mistakenly delivered big cans of popcorn to my office year round. Popcorn is nature’s perfect food. Especially when it has caramel drizzled all over it. But I can do […]
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