The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.
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They (you know - the ubiquitous, disembodied “they”) say that things happen in threes, which has me wondering what’s coming next. That is, what will complete our trilogy of very obvious but not very painful mishaps?
It started on our trip up north on Christmas Eve, when slush grabbed the car’s tires and sent us spinning [...]
Yep, Christmas comes at midnight. Ho, ho, ho!
This isn’t my dog, and although I’ve had dogs who loved snow, this goes beyond all of that. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!
My father was raised Jewish (but abandoned his faith as an adult). My mother was raised Christian. I was raised Christian, but with a menorah and dreidels at Hanukkah time (not to mention eight days of presents from my paternal grandmother!), and I still love lighting the menorah every Hanukkah. It’s not only beautiful, but [...]
You can’t leave them alone for a minute.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra rocks. I’ve been wanting to see them for so long, and they did not disappoint. I left partially blind and with ringing ears, but it was worth it.
The first half of the show tells a Christmas story in narration and song. The story was nice. Some of the songs were good, others were [...]