There was a lot of Pretending

While traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday, I stayed at a hotel and ate in the dining room. Little did I know there would be a lot of pretending. Upon arrival in the dining area there was not a soul in sight.  I knew that meant things were not going to go well but I didn’t…

You’ll Cut Your Bells

It’s beginning to feel a lot like…what the hell?  It’s early November and it’s already Christmasey everywhere you go.  Yeah, I know, I shouldn’t have used ‘hell’ in that sentence given I’m talking about Christmas, but what the hell? I was in the grocery store on the second day of November picking up a few…

Chris Crinkle

On September 25th I was on a work-related trip that involved air travel.  I thought about how in just three months I would be celebrating Christmas with family and enjoying a little time away from work.  But then I realized that someone else on the plane must have been thinking about the holidays too and…

Blubberer

I never considered myself to be a blubberer.  It usually takes a lot for me to blubber. But last week, somebody should have posted a special blubber bulletin. My family gathered for a weeklong vacation for the first time in a few years. I planned a family dinner for the first night at the vacation…