I don't think anyone would ever accuse my family of being staunch traditionalists. We are more concerned with doing what we like to do as a family over the holidays rather than what "tradition" might dictate makes for the essential holiday experience. Not that we don't have "family traditions" - we most certainly do. But [...]
Jared Frisco has Diane Stark.
I like the marketing campaign Target Stores has used this season - Santa has elves; you have Target. It is one of my favorite holiday marketing campaigns for quite awhile. Of course, I still love the crazy Target lady that has been used for a couple of years now; but, mega-retailers like Target have to [...]
Now that is a blue light special!
I am old enough to remember the days of K-mart blue light specials. Those were the specials that they announced over the store speaker while you were shopping that lasted for a short period of time (maybe 30 minutes to an hour) and that you had to go to the blue light location to get [...]
Mr. Binks likes string beans.
I discovered quite innocently the other day that Mike's cat, Mr. Binks, likes string beans. I found this to be decidedly odd, but also incredibly intriguing (remember, simple things entertain simple minds). First, I checked out whether string beans are on the "What Not to Feed Cats" list - they are not. My second agenda item [...]
Holi-daze…
In the past three days I have been cut-off in traffic by eight different drivers, which leads me to say, "People - WTF?" I mean seriously...eight different drivers driving about town with what appears to be a blatant disregard for their safety and the safety of others. And yippee, I got to encounter them all. Oh sure, [...]
My letter to Santa…
I received an email from my friend Katherine that included a whole series of funny holiday cartoons. My favorite cartoon from the email was the one below...somehow I identified with that one the most. 😉 The cartoon reminded me that in all the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, I had yet to write [...]
The merriment of it all…
I did a bit of shopping about town last night after the Bison football game and I have to tell you, there is a merriment about town. Something about combining the joy of the holiday and the ecstasy of the Bison playing in the championship game has folks fa la la-ing in a way that [...]
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