Hopping down the bunny trail… and right off the track
A cautionary tale of the holiday road from magic to morose. (Please note, I don’t write about the religious background of the holidays, and therefore, you shouldn’t be offended by the content.)
Writer’s block
The portions at restaurants are getting smaller. Or at least, they are at Cheeseburger in Paradise. There was (as usual) not nearly enough popcorn shrimp in the cone for 3 people for appetizers (perhaps because it’s not meant for 3, but whatever). And while the bacon burger was greasy goodness, they were stingy on the [...]
Cuarenta y cinco: All I know is that I don’t know nothin’
The holidays are upon us. I’m doing low key, i.e. nonexistent, i.e. parents are out of work and commercialism sucks anyway. This means spending Christmas Eve (and Christmas, probably) in the movie theater.
Today’s fact (and really, this is never going to be done in anywhere close to one hundred days) is inspired by the fact [...]
Cuarenta y tres: Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?
In the spirit of this season that I’ve already told you I have lost a lot of love for, I made sure to sneak in the annual viewings of Miracle on 34th Street and It’s A Wonderful Life this year. I own them in black and white; colorizing the classics is surely not always a [...]
Cuarenta y dos: Wishing my life away
My job is very seasonal. It focuses on one thing - the holidays. Now that we are so close to Christmas, things are dying down again for another year, and I am looking forward to the peace and quiet.
But the mad dash through October and November makes me realize that I am wishing away the [...]
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