the thought stream of consciousness
our collection of writing and photos – as we are impressed positively or negatively about the world around us as we monitor the culture – below are the blog posts…
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as slow as Christmas…but, it is not slow anymore.
Astoundingly fast the time goes these days. When we were kids, we used to say “as slow as Christmas” when we thought that something was taking a long time. We were always waiting for Christmas to come around again. The dramatic lead up to the climax of the eve before the big day. Loved “The Christmas…
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grief.
So, I am looking for the little Christmas trees. I look everywhere and realize that they are not in any closets – they are not in the garage. Time to look in the attic. I hate looking in the attic. It’s dusty. It makes my nose itch. There are rats in there. I really don’t…
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holidays they are a comin’ – ready for taking a renewed approach? yes definitely.
It starts with Halloween. Actually, it starts earlier than that, but we won’t go there. Today, I read this most wonderful editorial by Cooks Illustrated Christopher Kimball in the most recent print issue of Cooks Illustrated about Thanks Giving. Yes, that’s not “Thanksgiving”, but “Thanks Giving”. Different things. He stressed that gratitude and thanks giving…