Remember when I used to regularly read? Me too. It was early 2020. The before times when I used to take a train to work every day and NOT spend that time doomscrolling about the weird new virus in Wuhan,…
I loved Die Hard, which is not a Christmas Movie
Last year I bought WM these Die Hard themed Funko Pops as Christmas decor because he, like many on The Internet, believe that Die Hard is a Christmas movie. And I humored him, because I had never seen the movie…
What I’m Listening to: Dominick the Donkey
This was on Twitter the other day: And I was a little bit surprised, but not much, because WM says he never heard of the song (and hated it on first listen). As a highly-diluted Italianish-American, I’m happy to fix…
Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus
DEAR EDITOR: I am 8 years old.Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus.Papa says, ‘If you see it in THE SUN it’s so.’Please tell me the truth; is there a Santa Claus? VIRGINIA O’HANLON.115 WEST NINETY-FIFTH…
Gift Wrapping Tips
Back in college, I worked at the JCPenney department store at our local mall. I got the job a few days before my 19th birthday and because I “seemed bright” I was assigned to the Catalog/Credit/Customer Service department, which was…
Ollie, December 2020
Last year or the year before we received a Grinch reindeer antler from our BarkBox. Because our dogs are not the well-behaved influencer dogs with 1 million followers, the photo shoot did not go well. But that’s fine because it…
Our Christmas Trees
(written while listening to Classic Christmas Music) When we moved to our very suburban, split-level house on Literary Lane, we knew that our Christmas tree belonged in the large window facing the street. And it looks GORGEOUS there. And we…
Holiday Cards 2020
(blogged while listening to John Denver & The Muppets: A Christmas Together) I enjoy sending and receiving cards for the holiday. It’s an old-timey habit that I really thought was dying out a few years back. Turns out, you just…
Candles
This time of year we light candles to celebrate the retreating darkness, to celebrate miracles and survival, to tell the story of a baby born to poor parents who grew up to be the light of the world, and/or to…
What I’m Listening To: Any Pentatonix Christmas Song
Seriously. They’re all good. Every song is good. This Youtube playlist is 75 songs long. If you don’t want to listen to four hours of Pentatonix (why wouldn’t you, what’s wrong with you?) I heartily recommend their version of “When…
Murphy, December 2020
Murphy has BIG FEELINGS, whether it’s barkingly upset or barkingly happy or whiningly sad or growlingly irritated. As we headed into our first Christmas with Murphy back in 2017, we were worried that he’d destroy all of the holiday decorations….
Christmas Movie Roundup
I unapologetically watch Hallmark Christmas movies between Thanksgiving until New Year’s. I love all of their cheesiness and I’m all for thin plots and happy endings. Here are few that I’ve seen lately…all movies are on Hallmark unless indicated otherwise….
