We Hope You Enjoy Your Flight
Airports . . . I hate them! Not as much as malls, but they’re a very close second; especially during the holiday season. They’re filled with angry people whining about how they’ve missed their connecting […]
Tag: Christmas
Thousands Of Fir Trees Mysteriously Disappearing Around The World- Kidnapping Suspected.
Thousands of fir trees have been mysteriously disappearing from forests around the Western world in the last few weeks. Forest rangers making their rounds have been shocked to find many conifers, mostly young ones between […]
Xmas traditions dead as a doornail
It doesn’t feel like the holidays. Maybe that’s because I’ve been so busy I’ve missed traditions like watching “Santa and the Three Bears,” “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” and “The Grinch That Stole Christmas.” I haven’t […]
Holidays Meet Humor – My PTSD : Post Traumatic Santa Disorder
I am a Christmas-a-holic. I’m addicted to the Christmas season – decorations, music, food, gift-giving, and time spent with loved ones. I’m filled with joy when the holiday season arrives. Every Christmas is shaped from […]
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 […]
The War on Christmas: A Film by Ken Burns
It has now been over six and one-half years since the War began, and still no end in sight. It is a brutal war. One that pits brother against brother, elf against gnome, reindeer against reindeer, […]
Holidays meet Humor – A view of ‘Gift of the Magi’ through cataracts
Opal and Henry Wiseman are typical retirees living on a fixed income but they are optimistic about their financial outlook. Did they win the lottery? Come into an inheritance? Find a forgotten $20 bill in the […]
Sloshing Down Christmas Memory Lane
Okay. I already told everyone about my stage debut as Innkeeper No. 2 in the St. Joseph’s Elementary School annual Christmas pageant. You can find it here. I won’t repeat that story again – not […]
Making the Holidays More Holiday-ish
I always feel a little disjointed when the holidays arrive. I’ve never ready for Thanksgiving, which is followed within hours by Christmas, and minutes after that by New Year’s Eve, followed immediately by several months […]
SPARKS BRIEF – Essential Gifts for this Season
Now that the holiday season is upon us, we should be talking about Christmas parties and not political parties. In fact, any discussion of politics should be off the table and the elf should be […]