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DEPRESSING CHRISTMAS WITH JOHNNY CASH TO CHEER THINGS UP

December 18, 2021 by

I’d never heard Johnny Cash sing Christmas songs. It was a revelation. Adding to my ignorance, I wasn’t aware of so many depressing Christmas songs. Maybe it’s the times, or age of man, but Johnny Cash doing spoken word depressing Christmas is a perfect fit. When he sang a mournful Silent Night he changed how […]

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CHRISTMAS BROOM FOR SANTA CLEAN UP

December 29, 2020 by

A Christmas broom is better than a Christmas vacuum? Or a Christmas mop? Those are reminders of work to do, work left undone. Not like a bottle of Chivas, which is a reminder to let it slide, you lush. Pour a drink and sweep while Santa pushes the Christmas broom.

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CHRISTMAS FEELINGS THAT LIVE ALL YEAR

December 24, 2020 by

Do Christmas feelings surround you all year, or just after Thanksgiving? If there are only two kinds of Christmas people, that’s them. The ‘Pro-Christmas v No-Christmas’ debate doesn’t belong here. In someone worth caring about, the Christmas spirit shines through, whether they agree or not. How to know a Christmas shine when you see it?

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COSTCO LOVE LESSONS OF THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

December 22, 2020 by

Costco love is more a love/hate relationship: hate the hassle, love to unpack at home. Hassle? Costco hassle? Like driving loops around a huge parking lot looking for a space and dreading what that means. It’s got to be packed inside, right? But it wasn’t. Instead, I found a deal on Costco love.

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CHRISTMAS SEASON: WHAT BOOMERS SHOULD KNOW

December 1, 2020 by

Christmas season for boomers comes with the sort of experience people go to therapy for. We know what to do, also what not to do. The important thing is we do both. With more readers coming in from faraway places like Shanghai China and Portland Oregon, it’s not too early to help them out. But […]

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OUTDOOR VOICE AND DIRT AT CHRISTMAS TREE FARM

November 30, 2020 by

An outdoor voice belongs outdoors. It’s louder and calls for attention. Not so much a command voice to action, an outdoor voice still carries. Is it the right voice for the parking lot at the Christmas tree farm? Probably not, but there’s more.

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CHRISTMAS EAVESDROPPING, PORTLAND 2019

December 24, 2019 by

Christmas eavesdropping is a target rich time. Feelings of gratitude, feelings of loss, it’s a season of feeling. It’s a great time to listen in on those feelings? Yes, it is.

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A VERY MYSTERIO CHRISTMAS 2017, AND BEYOND

December 26, 2017 by

    Part of Mysterio Christmas means identifying with the season.   Nothing says Mysterio Christmas like the right hat.   And the right woman by your side.     Nike, Goddess of Victory is a good choice.   But the most important part of Mysterio Christmas?   Bringing the spirit like you mean it:

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HOLIDAY SPIRITS FOR THE UNSENTIMENTAL MAN

December 12, 2016 by

Real Men don’t get sentimental with holiday spirits? Yes, they do, and you might one of them. Do you cry when you see someone else crying? No? Do you feel like crying, but stuff the feeling away? If yes, good job. But stop. Crying is good for you, most of the time. Not so good […]

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THE BEST BOB HOPE CHRISTMAS SHOW

December 28, 2015 by

When servicemen spent time away from loved ones, a Bob Hope Christmas Show helped. Christmas 1974, Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. Part of joining the ranks of the new all-volunteer Army meant meeting a new bunch of guys. They weren’t sports guys, or college guys. They weren’t career guys, or upwardly mobile guys. Instead […]

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