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Category Archives: Family
Get Back Inside the Box
The children in my family have a long-standing gift-opening tradition. After excitedly ripping away the paper on the giant something-or-other our parents painstakingly tracked down, funded and gift-wrapped just for us, we marvel at our new possession for the requisite … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Holidays, Humor, Nostalgia, Work
Tagged inside the box, jack-in-the-box, out-of-the-box, outside the box
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10 Greatest Holiday Movie Moments
I get sentimental every year Linus uses his blanket as a tree skirt for Charlie Brown’s sad sad tree, I’m on the edge of my seat when Frosty gets stuck inside the hot green house in Frosty the Snowman and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Friends, Holidays, Humor, Movies, Nostalgia
Tagged christmas, griswold, holiday, home alone, made-for-tv, movie, white christmas, wonderful life
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Gift-Snooping Naughtiness
By this time of year Santa’s checked his list at least twice, so this leaves us all about a week to cram in as much naughty as possible while the man with all the toys is distracted by elf antics … Continue reading
How to Let Yourself Go During the Holidays
‘Tis the season for guilt. From too-many-drumsticks guilt to you-have-a-present-for-me-and-I-don’t-have-a-present-for-you guilt, we all indulge in some good old fashioned self-shaming during the holidays. From the moment the school supplies go on clearance to make way for the Iron Man costumes, … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Health, Holidays, Humor
Tagged christmas, holidays, indulge, resolutions, season, Thanksgiving
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Operation… and Other Games that Make Us Better
I love pasta. It’s a deep love, a passionate love, a two syllable lo-ove. And sometimes you do crazy things for love. So the other night when I was making a little rotini and one fell ever-so-dramatically under the burner, … Continue reading
Posted in 80s, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Humor, Life Lessons, Nostalgia, Uncategorized
Tagged games, jenga, operation, sorry, super mario bros, tetris, twister
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Party Pooper Prevention
My circle of friends adores gatherings. Game nights, cook offs, birthdays, Tuesdays – anything is an excuse to throw a shindig. Sometimes we go big with over-the-top themes, Pinterest-inspired décor, and elaborate menus; but even our simple weekly Bachelor nights … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Holidays, Humor, Uncategorized
Tagged baby shower, emily post, party, party pooper, sprinle, superbowl
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Wine Math
I was recently perusing a new post, over at the always awesome The Food and Wine Hedonist, that was discussing the trouble with coffee math – the algorithm needed to factor six ounce coffee can directions into an eight ounce … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cooking, Family, Food, Friends, Holidays, Home, Humor, Wine
Tagged Bottle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Cougar Town, flight, Food, happy hour, Sauvignon Blanc, wine, Yelp
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Last Meal – Happy 12/21/12
One of my favorite ways to get to know someone new is to ask them what they’d request for their death row meal (I’m sinister like that). More astonishing than the range of answers I’ve received – anything from mom’s … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Family, Food, Holidays, Humor, Nostalgia
Tagged Cadbury, Cadbury Cream Egg, chocolate, christmas, Easter, London, Santa, Walgreens
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White Elephant in the Room 
The Dos and Don’ts of Foolin’
The scene is Christmas Day 1991. Snow falls in the Chicago suburbs as an eleven year old girl in red snowman socks (that she still owns) wakes up at 7AM and runs to the tree to scope out the loot. … Continue reading →