Year: 2020
Your Christmas Etiquette Advisor
Fending off unwanted advances beneath the mistletoe? Wondering whether you can re-gift that chafing dish you got for your second marriage? Ask Ms. Christmas Etiquette Advisor–she always minds her manners! Dear Christmas Etiquette Advisor: Christmas […]
Tis the Season … for 911
I don’t know if anyone who’s not in the emergency services will fully appreciate this, but what the heck. I wrote some new lyrics to the Christmas song “Deck the Halls”, and it’s dedicated to […]
In Real-Life Christmas Story, Strangers Save Man From Starbucks Eviction
BOSTON. Niles Oberg hates Christmas music and doesn’t consider himself a religious man. “The only time I see the inside of a church is when a friend gets married,” he says. “And even then my […]
Your Holiday Relationship Advisor
The holidays are a stressful time of the year, straining both long-term relationships and brief flings that begin as drunken come-ons at office parties. How does one cope with competing and often conflicting demands of […]
‘Tis the Season for Pandemic Gift-Giving
Oh, my. Pandemic-related gifts are the rage. Well, in any case, they’re throwing me into a minor rage or at least a serious holiday funk. What to give loved ones when you’re social distancing? If […]