Monthly Archives: November 2011

Black Friday is history now and it must have been pretty low key because I only heard about a stabbing, a shooting and a pepper spray incident. Unless those stores were giving away $1000 bills, I don’t get why anyone … Continue reading →

According to one of my favorite philosophers, The Grinch, Christmas doesn’t come in a box. But at our house, Thanksgiving does. No, it’s not a box from the Salvation Army or a prepared meal from the grocery store. Our Thanksgiving … Continue reading →

I was in first grade, maybe, when we got our first television. It was a massive mahogany structure, complete with a 10-inch screen that required us to huddle together on the floor with our noses pressed to the screen. Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

My dad used to have a Country Parson cartoon under the glass on his desk that read,” It costs a lot to get an education these days and a lot not to.” The only boy in his family – or … Continue reading →