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Holiday Gift Shopping? Bah, Humbug Dec. 14, 2024
The older I get, the less I like Christmas gifts (shopping for them, anyway) and the more I wish I c... Read More
This Holiday Season Feels Like a Post-Election Balm Dec. 13, 2024
We put up our Christmas tree on Nov. 9 this year. Right after the election. I cannot remember a time... Read More
Gifting Gone Wrong Jan. 22, 2024
Dear Annie: On Dec. 19 of 2022, I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Ahead of time, my husband and... Read More
Lights at the End of Day Jan. 12, 2024
Understand. I live in an urban area full of old multifamily homes and Hyundai sedans with duct tape ... Read More
Wishing a Merry Christmas to All Dec. 25, 2023
Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Hope you enjoy these poems for the holidays. ... Read More
Shakespeare's Christmas Dec. 25, 2023
This Christmas is a troubled time — a season of war rather than peace from the Black Sea to Be... Read More
Happy Holidays to All Dec. 24, 2023
Dear Readers: Wishing you and all a very happy holiday season. Please enjoy the following poem. "A V... Read More
Is 'Die Hard' a Christmas Movie? And Other Debates I Don't Care About Dec. 23, 2023
Is "Die Hard" a Christmas movie? Sure. OK. Yeah. It's set at Christmas. There's a dead guy in an ele... Read More
Grumpy at the Holidays Dec. 22, 2023
Dear Annie: I'm writing to respond to the post about "Godmother Goes Awry," in which a mother was ve... Read More
Maintaining Wellness During the Holiday Season Dec. 22, 2023
It's reported that a lot of people are expected to get sick this holiday season. Maybe lots more tha... Read More
Questioning the Bible Dec. 22, 2023
Luke 2: 8-14 And there were in the same country (Which country? Open border or closed? Communist or ... Read More
Christmas Perspective Dec. 22, 2023
Seventeen years ago this week, I started the day losing my job and ended the day looking my wife in ... Read More
Celebrating the 'Reign' of Christ This Christmas Dec. 22, 2023
One of my favorite songs to listen to during the holiday season is the soulful rendition of "Handel'... Read More
What If Christmas Is Real? Dec. 21, 2023
What if Christmas is a core belief in the birth of Jesus Christ who lived among us and many times of... Read More
The Annual Office Holiday Party and How to Win It Dec. 21, 2023
Thank you! Everyone here at Work Daze HQ appreciates your attendance at our annual holiday party. In... Read More
Managing My Mother-in-Law During the Holidays Dec. 18, 2023
Dear Annie: My significant other and I have been together for nearly 14 years. His mother is a huge ... Read More
Christmas in the Cabbage Patch Dec. 16, 2023
This is the story of the greatest Christmas present I never got. It begins in 1983, when toy company... Read More
What Your Holiday Potluck Dish Says About You Dec. 16, 2023
'Tis the season to spear cubes of wet potato salad from a paper plate while extracting small talk ab... Read More
Holiday Hijinks Dec. 15, 2023
Dear Annie: I'm frustrated with my sister-in-law and the way that she plans the holidays that she ho... Read More
'Tis the Season to Kill Holly Dec. 12, 2023
What could anyone have against holly? Plenty if you are an ecologist in the Pacific Northwest. This ... Read More
