Jolly Christmas and Merry New Year!
Ho ho ho. Merry Christmas and- No. Stop right there. I’m not going to do it. No more. No more “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.” It’s time for a change. Jolly Christmas and Merry New Year! Jolly Christmas Why … Continued
Moving on from Thanksgiving
I love Thanksgiving: family get-togethers, sliced turkey, fresh cranberry sauce, the Macy’s Parade, pumpkin pie, and wine, lots of wine. It’s one of my favorite holidays. I like to milk it. Start early and end late. My daughter? Not so … Continued
The Year of Mercy is Over, so How About a Year of Vengeance?
Mom gave me the good news over the phone two weekends ago. St. Agnes, my old home town’s cathedral, was going to close its Holy Doors of Mercy a week early. The Year of Mercy had ended. I couldn’t have been … Continued
What Happened to Saturday Night Live?
It happened again Saturday night. My wife was on the couch, I was in the recliner, and we were watching Saturday Night Live. Halfway through one of their skits, as regular as church bells, she asked, “Is this really the … Continued
Halloween Postmortem: Have You Ever Fired Your Spouse?
Another year, another Halloween come and gone. The pumpkin we carved Dracula into lies rotting in the garbage can. The hanging skeleton, the boneyard, the tombstones? Boxed and in the garage. My daughter’s octopus costume spreads its foamy tentacles across … Continued