The Art of Receiving
I don’t take compliments well — and I guess a gift is sort of a compliment with a bow on it. It must be, because I seem to short circuit the gift giving process like a shiny penny in a rusty fuse box....
View ArticleSomething to Celebrate
Hundreds of American flags surrounded the old brick town hall … to the right, to the left and all the way up the block as far as the eye could see. As I turned to lock my car, I realized the park...
View ArticleSanta and Me
That year, I wanted a Lionel Santa Fe diesel for Christmas more than anything else in the world. Johnny Schumann and his dad had a train layout in their basement that was so big, they needed pop-up...
View ArticleThe Colors of Christmas
This is as good as it gets — lying under the tree gazing up through the branches, soaking in rainbows of color that lead all the way back to my infinite kidhood. It has been my favorite way to look at...
View ArticleOy, The Joy of Christmas!
The high school I occupied during my pre-adult period was nearly ninety percent Jewish. When many of the more important Hebrew holidays were celebrated, like in September and October, they actually...
View ArticleThings That Go Vroom and Chocolate Truffles!
Part of almost every guy’s wiring leads to the bone in his head that generates perpetual kidhood. A few somehow received only bone fragments and are old men by thirty, but I’m not interested in...
View ArticleSanta’s Night Before Christmas
As we prepare for Christmas, each in his own way, let us take just a moment to reflect upon all that we have … and why we get to keep it. This is from a Christmas card, from a friend. by Lance Corporal...
View ArticleOy, The Joy of Christmas
The high school I occupied during my pre-adult period was nearly ninety percent Jewish. When many of the more important Hebrew holidays were celebrated, like in September and October, they actually...
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