“Whatever your beliefs, honor your creator; not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen . . . yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.”

–Bradley Whitford (American actor)

Imagine this: It’s Christmas Eve. Per usual, you’ve overlooked some items you’ve got to have for the Christmas dinner . . . and the last place you want to be is at the grocery store. But here you are.

Christmas […]

“Love is the only memory one never loses . . . because even if one loses his mind, the memory always remains in the heart.”

from The Romantic (Felix Alexander; 2014)

We know it’s coming, and we often joke about it and laugh it away, or try to. Memory loss. We wander into the pantry and wonder what we were looking for. Our glasses are missing, again . . . and sometimes they’re nestled on our noggin!

It’s during the holiday seasons of […]

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

–President John F. Kennedy

Don’t look now, folks, but Thanksgiving is only nine days away! Rumor has it that the grocers’ Butterballs are going fast and there’s already a line out the door at Honey Baked Ham. I don’t know about all that, but I do know there’s a lot to be thankful for. Here’s my list for 2023:

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“There is a child in everyone of us who is still a trick-or-treater looking for a brightly-lit front porch.”

–Robert Brault

Since today’s Halloween, I couldn’t resist writing a post on this most hallowed of secular celebrations.

If “Scrooge” is the term for someone who doesn’t like Christmas, and that person’s response is, “Bah, Humbug,” what are the words for someone who doesn’t like Halloween? “Screech” and “Boo, Humbug?”

If so, full disclosure–I’m a Screech. After thirty-five years of handling post-Halloween tummy aches and […]