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Tag Archives: holiday
Heroes and Hypocrites
Juneteenth, June 19, 1865. President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation finally became a reality when the last slaves were set free in Texas. It’s not surprising that the annual celebration of “Juneteenth” began there, or that it eventually bloomed into a national … Continue reading
Posted in Quips and Quotes
Tagged America, Black Lives Matter, George Washington, heroes, history, holiday, Independence Day, Juneteenth, protests
37 Comments
Our Stay-Day-Vaycation
A Staycation Photoblog* *I caught a few typos after captioning the photos and uploading them (ahem, “Botatnical” garden?), and have no intention of going back and fixing them. It adds character, right? (Note: All photos except the first were taken … Continue reading
Travelling Far to be Where We Are
August is the peak travel month in the U.S., the last chance to squeeze in that summer road trip or flight to somewhere exotic (definition: “anywhere but here”). Soon “fall” will return (two month before it actually does) and students … Continue reading
Forgiveness + Love = Freedom
I played a leprechaun in a high school musical, and forthwith adopted the leprechaun’s moniker, Og, as my nickname. But only last week did I learn via DNA testing than I am actually more Irish than anything else (39% to … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir, Religion/Faith
Tagged forgiveness, freedom, Great Britain, holiday, Irish, St. Patrick's Day
27 Comments
Yule Log
It’s the end of November when my wife and I celebrate our yule log tradition: Wife: “You’ll log off that computer right now and help me with the Christmas decorations, if you know what’s good for you!” Me: (traditional festive … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged Christmas, decorations, funny, holiday, husband, marriage, wife, yule log
38 Comments
Rough Grace
It was 30 years ago, just before Thanksgiving weekend, on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Los Angeles International Airport was crawling with pre-holiday misery. Planes were late and tempers were flaring. The holidays might be impending, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Memoir, Story Power
Tagged airport, Christmas, funny, holiday, spirit, Thanksgiving, travel
32 Comments
Thanksgiving is Coming!
Thanksgiving is one of America’s favorite holidays. But for many its real name should probably be Self-indulgence Day. So, enjoy, but remember: 1) Pause and be thankful 2) Appreciate your forebears: 3) And don’t get ahead of yourself. Have great week, peeps! (Oops, … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged bears, funny, gratitude, holiday, indulgence, Pilgrims, squirrel, Thanksgiving, turkey
29 Comments
Happy Labor Day!
So I Googled “labor” and the first thing that popped up was this image. Perfect! I thought. I mean, what better represents labor than Hello Kitty in a hard hat, ready to do some brawny construction work with her pink … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor
Tagged America, funny, Great Britain, Hello Kitty, holiday, Labor Day, labour, pregnancy
13 Comments
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
∞ ∞ ∞ The part of me that claims to be Irish salutes the part of you that claims to be Irish! (I’m actually about a 4th Irish, and absurdly proud of it. You?)∞ ∞ ∞ “For the great Gaels … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Quips and Quotes
Tagged cartoon, funny, G.K. Chesterton, holiday, Ireland, Irish, snakes, St. Patrick's Day
29 Comments
Scheduling Happiness
It was 1987, and we were taking our first real vacation, thanks to the tremendous growth of the mutual fund into which I’d wisely poured our money. It was autumn, so we opted for New England, one of the few … Continue reading
Posted in For Pastors and Teachers, Humor, Memoir
Tagged Black Monday, happiness, holiday, money, Walden Pond, Wall Street, worry
50 Comments