Category Archives: Holidays

“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” annotated    

Posted on December 24, 2020 by rossmurray1

Have yourself a merry little Christmas Size of Christmas may vary depending on pre-established numbers in household bubble in addition to rationalizations undertaken to justify additional relatives invited for the holiday get-together, though “invited” is perhaps a misnomer, as they … Continue reading →

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Yosemite Samta Addresses the Elves

Posted on December 10, 2020 by rossmurray1

Quit yer tool janglin’ and listen up, ya pointy-eared galoots. I knows for certain thars a lily-livered rabbit hidin’ among ya, or my name ain’t Yosemite Samta, the rootinest, red-suitinest toy-bearin’ hombre east, west and definitely north of the Pecos! … Continue reading →

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Night of the Living Fred

Posted on October 29, 2020 by rossmurray1

There are those who say that Fred will appear if you look into a mirror and recite your credit card number three times. But then the mirror indicates you need those three security numbers too, so you have to start … Continue reading →

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Your Desperation Christmas Gift Guide

Posted on December 19, 2019 by rossmurray1

Deb and I agreed a long time ago that we would only do stockings for each other at Christmas. But, lo and behold, every Christmas morning, there’s a present for me under the tree marked from the dog or the … Continue reading →

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Home for the Hollandaise: A Hallmark Christmas Movie

Posted on December 12, 2019 by rossmurray1

I know what you’re thinking: what’s a beautiful, successful New York gal like me doing in a Podunk town like Blamperville? I asked myself the same question when I first got here. Being a beautiful, successful New York journalist with … Continue reading →

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