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I don't remember how this started - we used to bang pots and pans to usher in the New Year. I sort of remember doing this as a kid. We a...

N33°45.063' W116°21.466' And doing pretty much nothing.

I plan to be ghostwriting greeting cards as my next career. I've been sending little love notes to a friend of mine on a monthly basis, ...

Before the year gets completely away from me, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for stopping by. I really do appreciate it. The best pa...

Santa's been here and, boy, did he leave a mess. I thought the presents would come wrapped. Maybe, because we're so far west, he jus...

Santa is Europe now and Mrs. Claus is enjoying a little peace and quiet. Yesterday was busy, though. Rudolf spent most of the day throwing...

1. Wash the red sweater I've been wearing the last four days. 2. Wear red sweater four more days.

Do you know someone who does this? A spouse, perhaps? You hear "burble" and you respond, "What?" because you're no...

My favorite time of day is second thing in the morning because the first thing is getting out of bed. If I could do the second thing before ...

I'm just glad it's over. It started well enough. I received an e-mail during the night that a present had arrived and was already un...

It happens every year. Mrs. Santa gets to feeling grouchy because she feels like she's the only one doing any work. Santa is just sittin...

An organic food delivery strike has ended , averting potential disaster and ruin. I pause here for a moment to wonder whether it was the f...

That's my guess, anyway, based on what's usually under the tree. Here's a list of gifts from Christmases past: Pasta maker Ki...

To tell you the truth, I don't feel like writing. I've been writing in my journal. That's good. But I've dropped my novel. T...

December provides easy fodder for writing. Family - I mean, just right there one can mine a plethora of - what should I call it? - stuff; th...

We can assume, based on the quotes, that "Ted" is not a real name. It's probably Theodore. Because, really, who would name the...

There's a reason it only happens once a year. Because it's exhausting, that's why, and there's not enough eggnog in the worl...

It's going to snow, my Hubby said this morning. It doesn't snow much here in Seattle. Every once in a while but not often enough for...

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