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Holiday of the Heart
Posted by Jackie Papandrew.
Now that football season is finally over (YEAH! Oops, did I say that out loud?), it is time for American men to focus on something far more important. It’s almost Valentine’s Day, fellas – surprisingly, it is falling on February 14th this year, just kind of snuck up on you, didn’t it? If you have [...]
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The Loose End
Posted by Jackie Papandrew.
To celebrate the end of football season, I’ve posted something I wrote back at the beginning of yet another season of insanity…
Anybody who watches three games of football in a row should be declared brain dead. — Erma Bombeck
By some strange twist of fate, I’ve brought forth a football fanatic. My son is one [...]
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LBD Conspiracy
Posted by Jackie Papandrew.
It’s funny how one’s self-image tends to stay frozen in time. Your mind picks out a moment when you looked your best, sometimes a moment that occurred many moons (and many pounds) ago, and it goes through some kind of freezing process that crystallizes this warm memory into a mental ice cube tray where you [...]
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‘Tis A Few Weeks ‘Til Christmas
Posted by Jackie Papandrew.
‘Tis a few weeks ’til Christmas and all through my house
Not a gift has been bought, and I’m feeling like a louse.
The dog chewed up the stockings I left in her reach without care
And I’m hoping St. Nicholas will soon take her with him in the air.
My consumers, er, children, nestle each night snug [...]
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Of Mice and Martha
Posted by Jackie Papandrew.
Every year about this time, I harvest a new crop of hope that’s been watered by an abundance of denial. I envision a holiday season infused with peace, saturated with a spirit of thankfulness and goodwill. There will be no chaos this year, no crush of time bearing down on us like a frenetic freight [...]
