I spent the day volunteering with Hospice of the Chesapeake doing yard work at a veteran’s house. While I was gone my wife put up the Christmas lights. I know some people think it is too early but I think we need all the festive we can get.
It is one of those days when I don’t have any topic in my brain that warrants a full post. So, here are a few random things in my head this morning. Followers I still have not reached 1000 followers on WordPress. I’m up to 32 on Medium. I have a little over 100 followers … More A Collection of Random Thoughts
Happy Labor Day! The unofficial end of summer. Bummer. Read on to see where it falls on my list. Christmas – the best time of the year. Presents, Christmas music, family, people are happier and nicer. Thanksgiving – food, family, and football. Plus it is the start of the Christmas season. 4th of July – … More Holidays Ranked
Today is President’s Day. I started the day by meeting with my cabinet. President’s Day is not normally a favorite holiday. It is a nice reason to have a random day off in the middle of winter. Apparently, it is also a is day for furniture stores and car dealers to have major sales. I’ve … More President’s Day
I’ve written before about how used to love the Columbus Day and Veteran’s Day holidays because they were the times I was off work and the kids had school. It was nice to have a day off to do what I wanted and not what they wanted. Even so, when my work decided to change … More Today Annoys Me
One more of these and then next year it’s possible both kids will be out of town and it’s even quieter and just two of us(hopefully going out to eat) I don’t really have much to report on reading and watching this week. I haven’t finished a book this week. I didn’t watch anything new … More My Quiet Thanksgiving
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But the topic of this post is something that really bothers me and I decided not to keep quiet. I am appalled that the same people who are all over the internet loudly proclaiming that they are being persecuted because people are saying Happy Holidays are the…
We just celebrated Thanksgiving. This has been a breaking news alert. Most people probably ate turkey this week. Most people have probably eaten turkey several times in the last few days. We are now a month away from Christmas and talk has turned to food for Christmas parties and Christmas dinner. I don’t understand the … More Let’s Talk Turkey
Yesterday was Halloween. Not exactly breaking news there, I know. The Today Show was talking this morning about how we are now going right in to the holiday season. Starbucks will release their holiday cups tomorrow. Right after the segment a Starbucks commercial aired advertising the release of the peppermint mocha. The commercial was full … More The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
We had our holiday party at work yesterday. I’ve got one week left before I am on vacation until January 2. Here is our busy schedule: Friday – 9 hour drive to my mother-in-law’s house Saturday – Bonus rest day since we are arriving a day early. Hoping to see Star Wars in the morning … More My Busy Christmas Schedule
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