Celebrate!
Everyone should wear one of these at midnight tonight while watching ABC and wishing that Dick Clark would retire for his own sake. Happy New Year
Archive of entries posted on December 2010
New Year Celebrations
So who’s gonna break out the funny hats tomorrow night? We’re anticipating a horrific night of fireworks, because as of January 1, 2011 a whole lot of the things become illegal: When the new law takes effect Sunday: 1. Consumers may still purchase firecrackers for use on New Year’s Eve, Chinese New Year Day, Independence …
William Jennings Bryan lives!
Dear me. There are certainly loonies in Georgia, although possibly no more than elsewhere, but this guy is a real striver toward the upper echelons. Georgia state Rep. Bobby Franklin (R) loves to introduce far-right reactionary bills. [snip] Franklin may have outdone himself with his “Constitutional Tender Act,” which would require all transactions with the …
Paddling upstream
Back here I grumbled about the difficulty I was having replacing the kneading paddle for my bread machine. Problem solved. I found a guy online who calls himself the Breadmaker Guru (okay, hokey, but if he walks the walk, right?). He runs a website called Breadmaker Parts Authority. To find the part you need at …
My eyes! My eyes!
I was given three Christmas books, one from a rock and roll legend, one from a legendary spy novelist, and one from a man trying to recreate John Steinbeck’s Travels With Charley. Back in a few days. PS: What the heck has Amazon done with its “I Own It” box? How does Amazon propose to …
Too clever by half
I almost had a serious “Whoops!” event yesterday. We finished all the gifts and dinner and my sister was packing up with her family when I suddenly remembered I’d hidden the loaf of banana bread I’d made for her. Fortunately it occurred to me that I had one gift still to give. I put it …
Christmas food catastrophes
We’ve rarely had any trouble with our food on Christmas Day, but today was the exception which proved the rule. It’s been traditional for years to have a standing rib roast on Christmas Day, and today was no different. It got done and we pulled it out to let it rest, placing it on a …
Virginia and the NY Sun
Merry Christmas to All! Note: This entry was originally published December 24, 2003. From the Editorial Page, New York Sun, 1897 We take pleasure in answering thus prominently the communication below, expressing at the same time our great gratification that its faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: I am 8 years …
That old chestnut?
From Christmas Songs, The Christmas Song — Mel Tormé (who co-wrote it): Here’s a wonderful anecdote about some youngsters singing this song with Tormé in the audience, in case you haven’t read it before when I’ve linked to it.
Soul food for the soul
Do You Hear What I Hear: The Christ Church Choir