(In which I look back on the events of my life and try to figure out why I no longer feel any joy this time of year ( Read more... )

Another Christmas Day has come and gone. How did I spend it ( Read more... )

Christmas is only 19 days away as I write this ( Read more... )

As some of you may already know, some Christian conservative groups have taken offense to the multicultural aspect of this holiday season, and have started efforts to take back Christmas. They're insisting that cashiers at stores wish their patrons "Merry Christmas" and not "Happy Holidays". I am troubled by this.

( We always had holiday concerts, and nobody complained about it. Until recently. )