tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post1316132927682252309..comments2024-03-19T08:12:52.524-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Holiday HumbugJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-4375267526171224182016-11-21T17:45:37.814-05:002016-11-21T17:45:37.814-05:00Holidays are what we make of them, and if we want ...Holidays are what we make of them, and if we want to celebrate some of the stranger ones, we can always do so. Or ignore them, if we'd rather.<br /><br />When I was a kid, my mother would try to make Christmas so "perfect" that she usually ended up exhausted (up until 3 AM sewing matching dresses for 4 little girls to wear to church)and upset (the Yorkshire pudding didn't raise properly)which lead to further disasters (not keeping a close enough eye on a toddler who managed to pull the tree over)<br /><br />I try to pay attention to the people and how they're feeling, rather than the specific details. And meet the unexpected disasters with a touch of humor.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-16570211869192176292016-11-21T15:23:37.484-05:002016-11-21T15:23:37.484-05:00Tina, do you use the four or the eight wheel? I...Tina, do you use the four or the eight wheel? I've always been partial to the eight.Kait Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563141052893906365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-81420048630830643682016-11-21T15:22:06.302-05:002016-11-21T15:22:06.302-05:00If you need me, I'm at Julie's. We have a ...If you need me, I'm at Julie's. We have a lot of work to do so we can discover which wine and which chocolate. May take a number of days. LOL. <br /><br />Wonderful post, Shari. I have to say, all these holidays have me longing for the good old days before every day was a holiday and a cause for a sale!<br /><br />Tina, I love your celebration of Yule. Sounds wonderfully peaceful and respectful.<br /><br />Happy everything, everyone!Kait Carsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00563141052893906365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-51233880108236368972016-11-21T13:40:06.393-05:002016-11-21T13:40:06.393-05:00Hi Jim, I'm with you. It's up to us to mak...Hi Jim, I'm with you. It's up to us to make our days special.<br /><br />Hi Tina, your Yule celebration sounds wonderful and magical. The simplest things are best, yes?<br /><br />Hi Carla and Margaret - I could definitely get behind pie for lunch and dinner!<br /><br />Hi Gloria, I do love Christmas. The un decorating isn't fun - kind of bittersweet.<br /><br />Hi Julie, maybe we can combine National Chocolate, Red Wine and Pi day! Then we'd have to have National Sleep Off the Sugar High Day.<br /><br />Hi Warren, I'll have to leave it to others to celebrate Revolution Day for me.Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-78118794040693794202016-11-21T12:01:18.551-05:002016-11-21T12:01:18.551-05:00What about today? It's Revolution Day in Mexic...What about today? It's Revolution Day in Mexico.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-34823013829014731392016-11-21T11:59:19.327-05:002016-11-21T11:59:19.327-05:00Pi Day! I published a pie-themed KRL story last ye...Pi Day! I published a pie-themed KRL story last year on 3.1416 (March 14th 2016). It's an excuse to eat pie for dinner and dessert.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28830095589206869332016-11-21T10:47:25.944-05:002016-11-21T10:47:25.944-05:00Seems like some of the weird holidays could be com...Seems like some of the weird holidays could be combined for the greater good - a National Chocolate and Red Wine Day, for instance. I could get on board with that!<br /><br />Tina - I've always been partial to Imbolc and the hope that spring is on the way. Your Yule celebration sounds wonderful.Julie Tollefsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01579825918764925361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-79782023687843841282016-11-21T10:07:56.075-05:002016-11-21T10:07:56.075-05:00Shari, I've heard of many of those days, but a...Shari, I've heard of many of those days, but as soon as I hear of them, I forget them.<br /><br />As for my favorite holiday it's a toss up between Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love Thanksgiving because I'm together with family, and I don't have to cook. I love Christmas, because I always have loved it - the music, the decorations, the Christmas cards sent and<br />received, the anticipation of the day, and the joy of being together with almost all of my family, and all the fun and laughter. The only thing I don't like about it is the cleaning <br />up and undecorating afterwards. Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-91781807364811714362016-11-21T10:01:10.180-05:002016-11-21T10:01:10.180-05:00I'm a fan of Pi Day in March!I'm a fan of Pi Day in March! carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-19686646312986907802016-11-21T09:35:43.430-05:002016-11-21T09:35:43.430-05:00I celebrate the Wheel of the Year, which is based ...I celebrate the Wheel of the Year, which is based on the changing seasons. My favorite of these is Yule, the Winter Solstice, which we celebrate by hanging out with friends, playing games all day, sharing good food, and then staying up by the fire to wait for the first light of the sunrise (which we used to do outside by the bonfire, but now that we are all creakier, we do by the hearth). Yule has managed to rescue the stillness of this time of year from the commercial onslaught, and restored a bit of sanity to my holiday season.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05843235860651070479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28614551698458013662016-11-21T05:03:29.915-05:002016-11-21T05:03:29.915-05:00The only thing Congress seems to be able to agree ...The only thing Congress seems to be able to agree on is that everything/everybody needs their very own special day (which since we only have 365/366 a year means a lot of sharing). I ignore them all. Each day can be as special or as mundane as you make it. I'd prefer they were special.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com