I am a big chalkboard fan. I can honestly say – and my niece, Courtney-also-known-as-Court-and-Mort can totally confirm this, and she can claim the same thing – that I... Read More
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… on finding the magic each year
I have a tin calendar hanging on my wall. It’s one of those Christmas countdown calendars, and has a vintage-y image of Santa carefully taking who-knows-what’s-inside gifts from a... Read More
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… on snow magic. inside.
The smell of turkey and cranberries and stuffing and far too many pieces of pie are still fresh in my memory, but I’m ready. Christmas. Magic. It’s time. For... Read More
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… on a poem about a christmas bear
Pulled from the boxes down below To perch among the mistletoe And window lights, with their soft glow The season’s gifts, you’ll help bestow. You spent your year with Christmas... Read More
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… on a new irreverent thing. again.
Beautiful right? Until you realize that First Born Mac and Number One Son Sam refer to that super tall evergreen tree as Isengard. Which Mac said was the place... Read More
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… on thanksgiving power struggles
The photo above is completely incontrovertible proof that the world is indeed grey and blurry when one stays up all night. Ready? Okay. Number One Son Sam and Roommate Curry were... Read More
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… on happy birthday but no sleeping late
So today is my happy birthday that didn’t start out very happy because it began with a noise. In my bathroom. And I, as most everyone (okay everyone) in my family... Read More
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… on ‘can’t wait to get go-ing’ on the ‘ho ho ho-ing’
This year has been particularly hard. Ya. I know. I can feel your empathy coming through the wi-fi airwaves. Thanks for that. I mean, how much willpower can one... Read More
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… on the secret activities of an old yankee man
The other day I came home from a long day of being ‘out’. Ironic for many reasons, not the least of which is the fact that I have long... Read More
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… on old dogs and new tricks
Okay. So sixteen isn’t really old. Or, like… a dog. But these days, when kids are supposed to pick their sports area of expertise by the age of 2 (they get... Read More
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… on keeping it real
There is a tree in my front garden that is always the last to turn. She hangs on to her green until all the other trees turn, then she... Read More
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… on happenings better left untold (nah.)
The following is a true story. The names have been changed to protect the innocent… …ish. On the 11th of November, 2014, in an oversized disposable shack, somewhere in... Read More