I know it’s the Baby Jesus’ birthday and “Santa’s Big Day” and all, but I just can’t seem to get it up for Christmas this year. Maybe it’s the crap weather or the crap economy or the general pall that has fallen over my motivation to do anything other than have a glass of wine [...]
I left my house this morning wearing a veritable sleeping bag. A down puffer coat that covers from head to ankle. I can barely walk in this thing. I also donned snow boots, knee socks, heavy twill pants, an undershirt and a sweater, a scarf, a hat and hood, and gloves. It was 13 degrees [...]
Holiday visits with family in recent years have tended to devolve into my locking myself in a bathroom at some point. Without fail, I’d find myself in dire need of some peace and quiet, to simply breathe for a moment without having to fight to be heard, respected, and accepted. I needed a break, and [...]
They’ve opened a new Dillard’s in SC where my parents live. The day after Thanksgiving, my mom and I decided to celebrate my dad’s new job (HOORAY!) with shoes. She got some sexy lady boots: And also revisited the Eighties apparently: For my part, I wound up committing highway robbery. I was talked into (read: [...]
