Contemplating The Tinsels Of Old
We live in a world deprived of metal. Today, Christmas tree tinsel is made from toxic PVC vinyl. Bu…
Live-Blogging The Solstice Lunar Eclipse
12:50 am central time: Put on coat over fleece robe. Put on big furry hat. Walk outside and crane …
Burl Ives Event Stirs Trouble Anew in Small Maryland Town
Dispute over folksy troubador creates rancor in Peaksville, Maryland Peaksville, MD – A Christmast…
Don't You Want To Sing With Heino?
I have Germanic ancestry in my blood but I swear to god sometimes I don't understand the German…
When It's This Cold....
......Curse words sound mild as a church chat. Consuming fat feels virtuous and wise. Alcohol is m…
Is Your Hair Ready For Christmas?
Does your "do" say "I do mistletoe"? Does your upsweep make hearts leap? A bra…
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Oddly Correct
On Friday, Roger and I checked out a hole-in-the wall coffee place in Westport called "Oddly Correct."
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Meet My Christmas Peanuts
I have these peanut Christmas tree ornaments I rescued one year from a second-hand shop. They were somebody's aban…
Leaving on a midnight train
A week or so ago I was driving on a Saturday and this song came on the radio. And the next thing I knew I was gesticul…
Keeping The Elves At Bay
I was lousy at sending Christmas cards this year (I mean last year), and my gift-giving left something to be desired, b…
2011 Is Here And Waits For No One
It's only the 3rd. The year is so tender. Yet here we are, breaking it in. Everything gearing up, full steam ahead.…
The Physics Of A Falling Coffee Cup
On Tuesday this incredible thing happened at work. I didn't think such a thing was possible. The laws of falling bo…
