I am offended. And you should be too. According to those in the know, Christmas trees that do not adhere to a theme are tacky. Look it up. It's all over Instagram and TikTok, and those arbiters of style know everything, right? They include the trees of our childhood sprinkled with tinsel and big-bulbed, multi-colored… Continue reading Your Tree Is Tacky…
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Riding A Horse In The Rose Parade…
Generally, the commentary at the beginning of Love Actually buoys this girl during the holiday season. Haven't seen it? We can't be friends. It goes like this: Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion’s starting to make out that we live… Continue reading Riding A Horse In The Rose Parade…
Toda Raba…
Chrismukkah came and went. As did the New Year with its festivity and promises. Resolutions? Gave them up for the New Year. Instead, I promise to be a better human both to myself and others. Take more baths of varying scents and expand the shoe collection. Oh, and dance on a few tables before I… Continue reading Toda Raba…
Chrismukkah It is…
We hear it started in The OC. In our abode it's happening because Middle Chicken married Lawyer Boy, who's half Jewish and Baby Chicken's Southern Boy is much more Jewish. In our Catholic household, we couldn't care less what you are as long as there's wine. Fortunately, both Christmas and Hannukah involve fermented grapes. Although… Continue reading Chrismukkah It is…
Lift Your Spirits…
Shoppers are weary. At the mall yesterday--hate the place with a red hot passion--nothing's changed. It's as awful as ever. How is it a festive time of year becomes a battleground of gifts, hurrying and grousing? Add to it reflection: on love, on loss, on change, on both joy and hardship. Sometimes the weight is… Continue reading Lift Your Spirits…
A Little Christmas Contest…
4:11 PM A little holiday cheer crossed my desk yesterday in the form of a contest. It's a first but I'm thinking it might be a catalyst for how much good can be accomplished between now and the Christmas holiday. While meeting with a client, he tells me he has a computer that he would… Continue reading A Little Christmas Contest…
The Tale of The Green Bra…
6:48 PM We get one jaunt to the sex shop and it's back to business. The Fixer says even writers must learn business; no matter our biggest goal is just to wear pearls again. She begins somberly. Seventy-two percent of businesses--shops, nonprofits, products, services-- fail within the first three years. That's not to say some… Continue reading The Tale of The Green Bra…
Deck the Halls With Girlfriends…
A friend is famous throughout the land for her Ugly Ornament Party. So festive is this party that even The Norwegian enjoyed it. On first go round, about ten years ago, I approached tentatively with an ornament I considered just a bit tacky so as not to hurt the feelings of other partygoers who may… Continue reading Deck the Halls With Girlfriends…
The Duchess Diaries 