How old were you when you first heard it? My memory says I was a seven year old who couldn’t field a grounder after my last ‘bad hop’ bounced off my face. I wasn’t technically afraid of the ball, except I was afraid of what the ball might do. When one of the baseball fields […]
CHRISTMAS HOF: THE COUNTDOWN
December 18, 2023 by
The Christmas HOF, or Hall of Fame, began when your dad gave your mom a new car wrapped in a big bow? That didn’t happen where I grew up. The new car back then was a 1968 Volkswagen camper for a family that rarely camped. But it had its usefulness. Eventually. There’s nothing like pulling […]
HOLIDAY BUNDLE WRAPPED UP TOGETHER
December 14, 2023 by
What’s the usual holiday bundle? Lights, tree, presents. Add some snow and you’re all done. But then a day like yesterday adds something extra, something unexpected. There I was, sitting in a car dealership while my ride was in the garage. You know the drill?
CHRISTMAS RULES FOR EACH OTHER
December 25, 2022 by
Christmas rules, even when it crowds my December birthday. I could complain, but it would be a stretch. This year I shared Christmas, and my birthday, with my dog’s first birthday. And others. It was a good kind of crowd.
DEPRESSING CHRISTMAS WITH JOHNNY CASH TO CHEER THINGS UP
December 18, 2021 by
I’d never heard Johnny Cash sing Christmas songs. It was a revelation. Adding to my ignorance, I wasn’t aware of so many depressing Christmas songs. Maybe it’s the times, or age of man, but Johnny Cash doing spoken word depressing Christmas is a perfect fit. When he sang a mournful Silent Night he changed how […]
CHRISTMAS LESSON 2020 FROM WWI FOR BALANCE
December 25, 2020 by
2020 Christmas lesson from WWI? Anyone? Anyone? Hands up? The top shot is more than a bunch of guys and a soccer ball. They are the cannon fodder, the poison gas breathers, the machine gun targets for strafing practice, who took a war- break on Christmas. Their Christmas lesson? Peace on earth. My view: I’m […]
CHRISTMAS FEELINGS THAT LIVE ALL YEAR
December 24, 2020 by
Do Christmas feelings surround you all year, or just after Thanksgiving? If there are only two kinds of Christmas people, that’s them. The ‘Pro-Christmas v No-Christmas’ debate doesn’t belong here. In someone worth caring about, the Christmas spirit shines through, whether they agree or not. How to know a Christmas shine when you see it?
COSTCO LOVE LESSONS OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
December 22, 2020 by
Costco love is more a love/hate relationship: hate the hassle, love to unpack at home. Hassle? Costco hassle? Like driving loops around a huge parking lot looking for a space and dreading what that means. It’s got to be packed inside, right? But it wasn’t. Instead, I found a deal on Costco love.
