Twas two days before Christmas and all through the house, every creature was stirring because they put off a lot of their holiday preparations until the last minute, although for what it’s wort...
Some folks are out shopping today. Others are still incapacitated from yesterday’s self-imposed turkey and gravy coma. Let them enjoy their savings and their sweet dreams of mashed potatoes an...
I can’t get sick at Christmastime – I’ve got too much stuff to do! At least if you’re one of the birds stuck in that dreadful song, you’ve got some backup in case one of ...
The year was 1999, and the world was in desperate need of singing fishes. It had been 25 years since Al Green’s Take Me to the River had graced the airwaves and the last place anyone wouldR...
I’m sure if they had any idea of the colossal mess that these seemingly harmless fillers can impose on an unsuspecting home should the furry walls containing them somehow become compromised, they’...
We’ve driven over 1,600 miles, we’ve celebrated the holidays with two different families, we’ve cleaned up plenty of puppy byproducts along the way, and through it all, these are the things that...
A pilgrimage of epic proportions, only to be repeated every couple of years, and even then only if we still happen to be on speaking terms with the lot of them (or each other even!) by the time we man...
Frosted Santas and gingerbread men are just as big a part of my holiday celebrations as the HoneyBaked Ham and the succulent, sweet and sour meatballs, and every other dish that makes my mouth water a...
What exactly do you get the puppy who would just as soon eat the tree itself if I hadn’t taken the necessary precautions to erect a special puppy-proof barrier around its base to keep her malicious ...
For all I know maybe the courts are just the festive and fun-loving type to get in on some of this holiday action, too, instead making jury duty a celebration to look forward to instead of something t...