I realized that it was powerful enough to destroy us, which is why at approximately 11:54 a.m. yesterday I decided it was time. Dave had been walking around for most of the week as if someone had peed in his cornflakes. And he doesn’t even eat cornflakes. Noah had acquired an edge which caused him [...]
Ahhhhh….pink and white flowers in December are brightening up the living room. Share and Enjoy:
Helloooooooooooooooooo Christians! Greetings from the OTHER SIDE of the holiday season! Yup. Hanukah ended last night and the Mendell household is officially done with the nauseating pace joy of family giving. The rest of December will be easy street for me. The biggest buying decision I will need to make in the next 20 days [...]
It’s that time of year again, when tons of catalogs flow into our house as retailers scurry to sell us stuff we don’t require to live. I’m surprised there isn’t a catalog from the store at Springfield Mall (the one in the Simpsons): “Things Unneeded.” Wait. It’s that time of year all year round. Valentines Day. [...]
Wake up to dog lick. One of the nicest parts of my day… provided she didn’t eat cat poop that morning. Take shower. Only because I didn’t take one yesterday… and, uh, the dog lick. Think about blog post. Should I blog about my declining hygiene? Check email. Work. Aol. MoB. Facebook. Twtter DM. Is [...]
Unmatched by any other month, December = tradition. (I refuse to say that December is “about” tradition.) We get a tree. This was discussed last night at the dinner table. Our 2009 tree came from a tree farm. Seeing it out in the wide open field, it was hard to judge how tall 8′ really was – until the [...]
I was away for work almost the entire week. Sometimes the most beautiful sights become melancholy when you don’t have anyone to share them with. I took this from my hotel room window Tuesday night. (See my reflection in the bottom right corner?) But now I get to share it with all of you! Have [...]
Three quick Christmas stories this morning: 1. Christmas took one on the chin during recent days in Philadelphia. The giant Christmas Village, a temporary tent encampment of vendors selling all manner of Christmas items on the plaza outside of City Hall, was renamed Holiday Village. As a city official lamely explained: “I heard about a [...]
The familiar queries began about a week ago with Chase asking what he might be getting for Hanukah this year. My familiar response was that I wasn’t telling. He then went to Plan B which was to suggest a game where he would guess what he was getting and I would let him know if [...]
