Tag Archives: festivus

Brushing the Cobwebs

What’s the first Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Festivus, or whatever you celebrate during this time of year, that you can remember? Many such particular events come to my mind from various ages, but the earliest memory for me has to be … Continue reading

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Time to Air Out the Dirty Laundry

Here we are on Festivus, a day for us to air our grievances, my kind of day by golly! Although, everyday is a day like that for me. Why should today be any different? For instance, when I’m counting calories … Continue reading

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Love, Kristen: A Holiday Wishlist For You During the Upcoming New Year

Happy Solstice, Festivus, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël, Glædelig Jul, Hartelijke Kerstroeten, Frohliche Weihnachten, Kurisumasu Omedeto, Feliz Año Nuevo and Season’s Greetings! That should cover everyone. Don’t want to offend or leave out anybody. I can’t believe how … Continue reading

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To Eat Or Not To Eat: Here Comes the Season!

At the threshold of another joyous, festive season, starting officially here on Thursday in the United States, the holidays seem to get here earlier every year. Merchants are biting on the bit and drooling already for a month-long spending spree … Continue reading

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Happy Festivus

According to Cassius Dio, Queen Boadicea of the British Iceni, leader of a Celtic tribe who spearheaded a bloody insurgency against the occupying army of Rome—in the latter part of the 1st century CE—considered the Romans as being: insolent, unjust, … Continue reading

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