December Isn’t the Only Time We Lie to Our Kids

Christmas. The time of discounts and icy roads and beautiful…lies. For us storytellers and pathological liars, December is the time of year where we have a free pass to lie to our families. We can lie to our spouses. “I’m going out to fill the car up.” But we’re really hopping over to Target to

Be Unique, Not a Jerk/Customer Etiquette: 10 Tips on How to Be a Good Customer

I wrote this years back when I worked in retail. Remember, retail workers are people, too! As you gear up for your holiday shopping spree, keep in mind that as soon as you step foot inside a store you cease to be an average law-abiding citizen and you instantly become a dreaded customer who is the cause

Outgrown Christmas?

The time for Santa and barns perched quietly under a silent night is upon us and this is the last week of it. It seems that not only does Christmas come faster and faster each year, but each year I lose more and more interest. So much so that when Baby A. shakes her little collection of

Christmas – A Time to Reflect and Anticipate

Some people are off from work today, some work half days, and others – well, it’s business as usual. But today is a very unordinary day – a day that stands out from any other day of the year. Today, the world holds its breath for those brief moments that bridge the gap between today

Unmet Plans

I just turned 30 this year, and it was a difficult milestone, as I’m not yet the self-made millionaire I was supposed to be by this time. I’m a tricky guy; I eat cookie dough and get giddy over a tacky Christmas light displays with all those cheap plastic light-up Santas and snowmen. But deep-down

Gladdest Noel

I’ve been posting the best unheard of Christmas songs. But this one deserves to have a post all its own. If for some reason, you’re unable to listen to this lyrical song by Evelyn Brush featured on the Christmas CD “Ring the Bells” I have taken it upon myself to write the lyrics out for

The “Real” Santa

Everyone pulls out all their favorite Christmas movies this time of year, and it’s not a Christmas movie without some appearance of Santa. But we’re torn between so many different versions of him, it’s hard to decide who we want to most represent him. So I leave the choice to you. Comment below to leave