On the 8th Day of Christmas

December 21, 2010

I’m not a horrible procrastinator but I do cut things pretty close (yes, there’s a difference) — there just isn’t much room for error or regrouping.  I have lists upon lists, divided into sub-lists, and that keep me on track.  If something unexpected goes awry, though, the wheels can quickly fall off the wagon. And […]

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Santa’s Sandwich

December 16, 2010

{Photo courtesy NYC Food Guy} I was thinking about Christmas traditions.  This, of course, brings my mind to cookies (it’s easy for me to bridge quickly from any given topic to baked goods). Did you all leave milk and cookies for Santa as a kid? We didn’t.  In our house, we were raised to leave Santa an […]

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Toy Story Redux

December 13, 2010

Greetings from Pre-Holiday Crazytown.  Surely you’ve been there, or perhaps you are even visiting right now.  My stay here will last about two weeks, during which time I may implode. Big work deadlines.  Hosting 20 people for Christmas.  A not-really-decorated house.  An intimidating shopping list.  And more big work deadlines (bah humbug, Corporate America). If […]

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Christmas Music Confessional

December 10, 2010

It’s true — I love Christmas music.  But that’s not the confession — the confession is that some of my favorites are cheesy.  Extremely cheesy.  And I know I’m not alone — it’s just something nobody talks about openly.  A dirty little secret, if you will. But, look, I think we all get a pass when […]

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Short Circuits

December 6, 2010

My brain is short-circuiting today. Not one full and coherent thought has been produced. So, I’m sorry, but all I’ve got right now are a bunch of disjointed and not terribly important nuggets. Or maybe more like morsels, since I keep thinking about baking.  You know, holidays and all.  Or just Mondays in general. I’ll […]

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To The North Pole, Via NJ

December 3, 2010

My son is a serious train nut.  All day long, he talks of pistons, buffers and coal tenders — words I never breathed before he was born but now have a prominent place in our house.  He obsesses over which trains to couple together, which engine will make the delivery to the quarry and which one  will bring the […]

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In Search of a Signal

December 2, 2010

Dear AT&T, As a long-time customer, I thought I would take this opportunity to point out there is an island in your alleged service area that you might want to look into.  It’s not that big — about 13×2  miles — so I guess I can see how it has been seemingly ignored all this […]

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Look What Santa Brought

November 29, 2010

Did I mention that one of my less glamorous holiday season tasks is to really tackle the basement purge?  We made some headway with our ill-prepared garage sale in October, but we are going to bring in contractors to properly finish the basement after Christmas and that means it has to be cleared out.  I thought […]

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The Day After

November 26, 2010

Sometimes tradition gets a little warped along the way.  I’m referring to one of my favorite days of the holiday season, which is today.  Not because it’s Black Friday, but because it’s the day when my dad’s side of the family celebrates — in our own special way.  This started when my aunt and uncle were […]

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When Tradition Goes Up in Flames

November 25, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! To warm your hearts, please gather ’round the virtual fire to hear one of my favorite — if not one of the strangest — Turkey Day celebration stories, as told to me by its participants.   All parties shall remain nameless to protect their future eligibility to run for public office or secure […]

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