“So What’d You Get For Christmas?” “I Got My Affairs In Order!”

I’ve seen several news stories in the last couple of years about how Christmas is the worst time of year for heart attacks. It makes some sense. the holidays, fun as they can be, are also a pretty stressful time for many. Money, Travel, family disagreements, your doctor’s office texting you that you have terminal …

Hey! Newsflash! It’s the *World Wide* Web!

Here’s a rant for people who build an online shop, and then forget what that www at the beginning is all about. Let me just describe five incidents I have had where I have wanted to buy something for someone in another country, and I couldn’t do it, because I didn’t live in that country. …

A Modern Christmas Classic. Better Than That Hallmark Crap, At Any Rate

I’m not sure which bots wrote this or what if any human assistance they may have had in doing so (parts of it are so perfectly ridiculous that I feel like there has to have been some), but I enjoyed it more than I do most Christmas movies, so that’s good enough for me. By …

Wonderful Deep Space Nine

This one’s for Carin and my other Star Trek loving friends. Me? I have no idea who anyone is here, but I enjoyed it all the same. In the grand tradition of Star Trek captains singing holiday standards, for your consideration: “Wonderful Deep Space Nine” sung by Captain Sisko, Major Kira, Constable Odo, Lieutenant Commander …

Christmas Music And Grammar. Two Of Everyone’s Favourite Things, Together AT Last

I’ll confess. Until I listened to this, I had given exactly no seconds of thought to God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen’s proper comma placement. In fact I’ve seen it written so many times without one that I wasn’t even sure one was necessary. But I also see a lot of “God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen”, …

I May Have Dodged A Snow-Covered Bullet!

Everybody, sing along! Having gridlock Christmas was almost my experience. The plan was to head out today and head for Mom and Dad’s place, about 300 miles away. But because the roads still sound like they suuuuuuuck, we decided to head out tomorrow. This decision was made with no help from the folks at 570 …

A Song To Get You In The Mood For Something Or Other. Shoveling, Perhaps

If you’re looking for a little holiday music to get you into the spirit of the season, you know, just in case all the damn snow isn’t enough for you, how about a little José Van Haliano? Music used in this mashup: Jose Feliciano – Feliz Navidad Van Halen – Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love Guitar …