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[I’m old = and grumpy, so need a change in songs heading to the new year. Julie = Andrews “adjusted” words of a song made famous in Sound of = Music.  Describes us quite well, as the calendar begins its flip to = 2023.  Sing it with me; you know…

Richard G = boasted, “I just finished writing a step-by-step guide on how to = fall down the stairs.”   Mark I = noticed, “The X belongs in Texas. Christ belongs in = Christmas.”   Penni L = posted, “You can steal my memes if you want, but I lick…

A friend said, = "Well, here we are again. Christmas is over, the year ending, and = we are all moving one step closer to a leading role in ‘On Golden Pond.’ = Actually, unless I get a handle on my weight, I might land the part of = the…

[It has been = the Griffin family tradition to read the Christmas Story from Luke 2 = before opening gifts on Christmas morning. In 1970, in our first = Christmas as husband and wife, we sat in a quiet apartment and read. In = 2022, we sit in the quiet…

Tragedy struck = the home of America’s most popular poet. On July 9th, 1861, Henry = Wadsworth Longfellow’s wife, Fanny, was near an open window sealing = locks of her daughter’s hair in a packet, using hot wax.  It was = thought that a spark from a match or a candle…

[Not a = “quiz” per se but have fun seeing what odd trivia you = know.  Answers below]   1. We know = according to the song that all the little boy wanted for Christmas was = his two front teeth,  But WHY did he want = them?   2.…

Best wishes = for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low stress, = non-addictive, gender neutral, winter solstice holiday, practiced within = the most joyous traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, = but with respect for the religious persuasion of others who choose to = practice their own religion…

[Plan how to = respond when you receive a Christmas gift you just don’t like. You = might say . . .]   10. Hey! = There’s a gift!   9. Well, well, = well …   8. Boy, if I = had not recently shot up 4 sizes that…

Dear = Santa,   I’ve been a = good mom all year. I’ve fed, cleaned, and cuddled my children on demand, = visited the doctor’s office more than my doctor and sold sixty-two cases = of candy bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school =…

Santa at = center court in the mall was working through a long line of boys and = girls sharing their deepest wishes for what they wanted under the tree = this Christmas. He was surprised when the next = “little” girl looked 20-something, but he dutifully asked = the…

"While = shopping at Dollar Tree recently I overheard another customer’s = conversation with a cashier. Every year he saves up his loose tip change = as a server at Cotton Patch Cafe. As Christmas nears, he collects it all = in then goes to Dollar Tree and buys as…

An = international chess tournament was held at a large hotel in New York = City. Everyone watched games with great intensity and argued into the = wee hours over moves and counter moves.   The hotel = manager had enough when one group nailed up banners all over the…

It was the = night before Christmas when Santa Claus’ sleigh team became one = member short because of a sudden illness.   When an = inflatable plastic reindeer was used to fill the void in the team so no = one would take notice the missing animal, Regis (chief…