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Last Minute Gift Ideas To Keep You From Being Ebenezer Screwed Again This Year

Christmas is all about traditions.  Every year we unpack our favorite, old ornaments.  We unearth our Bing Crosby and Manheim Steamroller CDs.  We watch A Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th St. and It’s a Wonderful Life. Around this blog, tradition … Continue reading

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The REAL Sounds of The Season

My favorite classic rock radio station switched to an all-Christmas-music-format the day after Thanksgiving.  They call it “The Sounds of The Season”.  This annoys me for two reasons. 1) Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer instead of Another Brick … Continue reading

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My Sister-In-Law Is Ruining The US Economy – Again

Christmas is all about traditions.  Every year we unpack our favorite, old ornaments.  We unearth our Bing Crosby and Manheim Steamroller CDs.  We watch A Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th St. and It’s a Wonderful Life. Around this blog, tradition … Continue reading

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To Grandmother’s House We Go

Sorry about the tiny type – I REALLY have to figure out how to use Gimp or Photoshop or something better than the Paint program that came with this old computer.  It’s on my to-do list. If you click on … Continue reading

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Wal-Mart, The Christmas Musical (Redux)

Christmas is all about traditions.  Every year we unpack our favorite, old ornaments.  We unearth our Bing Crosby and Manheim Steamroller CDs.  We watch A Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th St. and It’s a Wonderful Life. Around this blog, tradition … Continue reading

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All Hands On Deck…The Halls

For many, the long holiday weekend meant engaging in a beloved Christmas tradition.  No, I don’t mean standing in line before dawn and taking blows to the kidneys to get 1/2 off this year’s must-have toy or gadget (insert gratuitous … Continue reading

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My Dad Has No Rhythm, Yet He Is Master Of The Dance

This post was my Father’s Day gift to my Dad last year.  It is one of my (and my readers’) favorites. I love you, Dad!

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Jump Into Leap Year

Presented for your viewing pleasure… a pictoral salute to Leap Year.  Can you guess each picture’s connection to the day?  

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Sinners & Tiaras: The Ash Wednesday Episode

Some of you know my guilty secret of eternal shame; I love the show Toddlers & Tiaras.  That should clue you that I like me a little bling now and again.  Sometimes I have trouble balancing my love for the sparkly … Continue reading

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Use An Interpreter When Speaking The Language of Love

  Looking for a Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone? The Bronx Zoo is once again raising funds for the Wildlife Conservation Society, and you can help.  For only $10 you get to name one of the zoo’s 58,000 giant Madagascar hissing cockroaches after your own … Continue reading

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