So here we are again. Another Christmas season. Time to get out the decorations and get festive. It’s also time to remember our past Christmases, and as I remember, some of them were better than others. So, here are some of the more amusing memories from my past and a few other unrelated musings forContinueContinue reading “Christmas and Other Musings…”
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“Twas the Nightmare Before Xmas”
I peered through the darkness into the opening of the cavern, only to see those familiar green and red rectangular objects of terror I’ve seen many times before. No, this was not some abandoned cave hidden deep into the side of a mountain in a West Virginia coal mine. This was the cavern of ourContinueContinue reading ““Twas the Nightmare Before Xmas””
GHOULS, GOBLINS AND GLINDA
Halloween is one of the most celebrated holidays in America. It began a long time ago, when the Celtic tribes of Europe began celebrating the end of summer and the harvest season, and the beginning of the cold, dark winter. The Celts wore elaborate costumes and lit huge bonfires to ward off evil spirits, whoContinueContinue reading “GHOULS, GOBLINS AND GLINDA”
PICK A MEMORY – ANY MEMORY
Try to think way back when you were a kid. Now think about a time when you went to visit Grandma and Grandpa, and walked into their kitchen and smelled something wonderful cooking on the stove. Perhaps it was one of your favorite meals like franks and beans — the aromas of fried slab baconContinueContinue reading “PICK A MEMORY – ANY MEMORY”
