It was Christmas Eve, babe…
(Apologies to Shane McGowan of The Pogues for stealing the opening line of his song Fairytale of New York for my title.) If you’re reading this, it’s Christmas Eve. Transparency: this […]
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Even “A Christmas Carol” has a happy ending
My girlfriend Suzanne and my daughter Annie love the holiday season. From the moment the tree goes up, it’s pretty much non-stop for them. We watch How the Grinch Stole […]
What did you get for X-mas?
It’s now the day after Christmas. What gifts did you get? Due to my custody situation with my daughter, we’ll open gifts at our house tomorrow morning. We did the […]
Filling space at Christmas
Every year around this time, we do a purge of my daughter’s room of items she’s outgrown or no longer wants in order to make room for what she’s going […]
Frequency, scarcity, duration, and why I hate Christmas
People of a certain age probably remember this event from grade school – being gathered together to watch the Olympics on television. I’ve talked to other Gen-Xers who remember this, […]