The 2013 Christmas Letter
Every year around this time, my mailbox fills up with Christmas cards. While opening all the envelopes, I think, This is sweet. I should send Christmas cards, too. The idea always hits a snag,...
View ArticleSeasonal Madness
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to give yourself a heart attack. What makes us do this? Is it our competitive instincts to outdo the neighbors? Our desire to recreate childhood memories? Our...
View ArticleAnd a Happy New Year – Or at Least Thirty Days
I enjoy New Year’s Eve. I sit with a friend, eating and talking and watching TV and toasting the changing of the year. We talk half-heartedly about New Year’s resolutions. I have one in my head,...
View ArticleAuld Lang Signs
The annum we describe as 2016 is finally coming to an end. Normally, I lament the end of the year, the swift passage of time, but the past couple of years I’ve been tempted to shred the calendar after...
View ArticleOne More Day
One more dawn, one more day, one day more. – Les Misérables As I write this, night has fallen on New Year’s Eve. Really, it’s not even one more day, it’s just a few more hours until 2018. Normally, I...
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