How the Grinch Spent Christmas
I was in Dollar General— I don’t make this stuff up— When I ran into the Grinch, And his reindeer, the pup. “What brings you to town?” I asked, to be nice. “The last […]
Tag: Christmas decorations
We Love the Tchotchkes of Christmas
We’re Jewish. Our husbands are Jewish and our kids are Jewish. We’ve been Jewish for thousands of years. It’s not news to us that we don’t celebrate Christmas. We’ve never had a Christmas tree. Never cooked a holiday ham. […]
Getting All Christmassy and Stuff: Indoor Christmas Decorations
It is now the middle of December. Those of us who celebrate Christmas and are determined not to be grinches are well into the various rites of the season. Putting Up the Smaller Indoor Christmas […]
How the Scrinch Loved Christmas … Songs
Years ago I DJ’d part time at a local radio station, and happened to be on duty when the boss decided it was time to start the Christmas season with the Gift of Music. He […]
When Should The Christmas Lights Come Down?
One of my favorite Holiday Season pastimes is driving around admiring Christmas lights. In other words, wasting lots of fuel in order to enjoy the creative ways my neighbors have chosen to waste lots of […]
Friday Humor Devotional
Dear Lord, give me the patience not to put my 5-year old son up for adoption this holiday season. It seems decorating the tree with his dad’s shaving cream is what’s trending this year, Amen. […]
It’s Not My Fault! It’s the Elf on the Shelf!
How do you know it’s the day after Halloween? Every suburban strip mall blitzes red and green, and declares that evil is SO yesterday and all the cool people are now into elves and eggnog. […]
Holiday Decorations: Photo #1
One day I will do a thorough psychological analysis of holiday decorations– from who thinks them up to who buys them. Until then, I’ll just post the “REALLY?” snapshots I’ve been collecting this season. My […]