Festive Fights

It was a Christmas before my sister got married but after she had moved back home having finished undergrad.
Our movie tastes differ somewhat. Admittedly, my movie preferences lean toward the effeminate, but Natalie is incapable of discerning between good and bad movies if anyone is wearing a corset. So at Christmas time I always [...]

Cold Christmas Comfort

I’m going to say it used to be a Christmas tradition to go to my aunt’s house for some sort of Christmas party. But I think it only happened a handful of times.
I remember this particularly Christmas party for two reasons: her house was frightfully cold and she gave our family a bottle of [...]

We Need a Little Easter

Just this very minute.
If you’ve ever wanted to see chocolate bunnies melting.

Festivities and Frivolities

I’m going to try and do a series of memorable Christmas memories posts leading up to Christmas day.
The one that represents Christmas most vividly for me was sometime in the late eighties. I can’t remember what grade I was in, but I shared a bunkbed with Jordan. I had the top bunk because [...]

What is Honey?

Is it bee vomit?

Weird Dream

I had a dream last night that I gave birth to a baby girl.  In the dream I was more put out about the doctor’s absence in the hospital room than the fact I was a man giving birth.  Anyway, she was a slippery little sucker and I dropped her.  Probably inspired by the fact [...]

Wie grün sind deine Blätter

My wife finished her last exam for the semester yesterday, and I thought I would surprise her by having our Christmas tree decorated and aglow for when she came home.  I turned off all the lights except for the tree, and watched her face as she came into the apartment.  Her jaw dropped and she [...]

How Lovely Are Thy Branches

Natalie has decided that Lily would better enjoy that Christmas experience with a real tree, which is fair. I remember being 18-months-old and just cringing at a horrible artificial tree.
Althea and I have inherited their life-like “Oregon pine” with multi-coloured lights for the season. With glee I tore it out of the box [...]

More Creflo Dollar Stuff

At the suggestion of Dan, I went to The Wittenberg Door satire site and found an article on Rev. Dollar.

Jesus Loves Room Service

I watched Rev. Creflo Dollar on CNN today talking about the Senator who is demanding that certain large Christian ministries release their financial information due to some supposed indiscretions. The good reverend admitted to driving a Rolls Royce: a gift from his church. When asked if he thought Jesus would drive a Rolls [...]