New Year’s Briefs

December 30, 2009

On New Year’s Eve are y’all going to be wearing your yellow underwear or your red underwear? I’m told that in Mexico the colors of your briefs are significant. If you wear yellow underwear (and it has to come in yellow hues from the store, mind you) it will bring you financial success in the [...]

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Thirteen Reasons I’m Thankful — Turkey Is Not One Of Them

November 26, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving! I imagine that you all are ready for the feasting and football. What? You haven’t slain the turkey yet? We haven’t either, because there will be no “traditional” Thanksgiving in our family this year. With our children scattered around the country, my Sweet Spousal Unit and I haven’t had a real Thanksgiving since [...]

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“Pink Floyd Meets A White Christmas”

December 24, 2008

That’s how Diane Sawyer described the Trans-Siberian Orchestra a couple of years ago. It’s the only music keeping me sane as I get ready for the onslaught of the holiday guests. I don’t listen to much traditional holiday music, but I like this. Listening to this, I don’t even care that the cats knocked over [...]

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Christmas Card Controversy

December 7, 2008

There is a minor controversy brewing, along with the morning coffee, at the Tucker house. It’s over the issue of Christmas cards. Mr. Tucker wants to send them out. I do not. You see, I think that the sending of Christmas cards needs to go the way of the dinosaur. It’s not that I don’t [...]

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Only The Good Friday #7

November 28, 2008

For the first time in many years, I am looking forward to decorating for Christmas. Later today, I will pull out my silver Christmas tree (vintage from the 1950s) and find a place to put it where I hope the cats won’t destroy it. That will be a trick. My friend JennyMcB will tell you [...]

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Gift Giving Simplified, Or Not!

June 15, 2008

For years I have kept a drawer in my house that we have called “The Mathom Drawer.” If you have read J.R.R. Tolkien’s series of fantasy novels, you might know about “mathoms.” According to Tolkien, “Anything that Hobbits had no immediate use for, but were unwilling to throw away, they called a mathom. Their dwellings [...]

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Valentine’s Day and Resisting the Urge to Splurge

February 12, 2007

A couple of days ago, I posted about Valentine’s Day with some ideas for gifts. Most of them were extravagant. But, Valentine’s Day doesn’t have to break the bank. We spend a lot of money just on cards. Sometimes I think that Hallmark Cards and other card companies created some of our holidays just so [...]

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I “Heart” Valentine’s Day Gifts

February 9, 2007

EEK! Valentine’s Day is around the corner–and I haven’t gone shopping. I’ve spent the morning on-line looking for gifts and gift ideas that might be appropriate. If you procrastinate, as I do, you might enjoy these ideas or have an idea to share. Of course, there are the traditional gifts. Your local florist can supply [...]

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