I delegated the writing of our Christmas card to Crypto this year, and she was full of her customary snark, but hopefully it will give you a giggle, dear friends. That's what this season is all about. Warmth and fun and friendship and making sure we don't forget to cherish…
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Mad Libs Christmas Edition
Tonight, I couldn't remember all the words to the famous Christmas poem 'Twas the Night Before Christmas . I tried to recite the thing from memory and failed. When I looked for help from my husband, his answers cracked me up--so far were they from either the truth or, in some…
Advent Time: 12 Christmas Jokes to Break the December Blues
Do you wake up, gaze out your window into the cold pre-dawn, and think, Bummer. Not Christmas yet. Just another ho-hum December day ? If so, I've got a remedy! Observe the season of Advent with a calendar crafted to help you count down the mundane days of this long, dark…
Visitors
When Jonathan and I decided to move to Norway almost three years ago, we knew only a few things for certain: We'd be able to travel more. We'd need warmer clothes. And we'd likely never receive any visitors. This last, we understood, because, unlike France or Italy or Switzerland, Norway…
The Bloody Rock: What it means to protect Yosemite
I recently read an article in the Wall Street Journal by Tom McClintock titled Yosemite National Park: Closed for Preservation , a rant instigated by the following legal action against the National Park Service: Environmentalist groups such as Friends of Yosemite Valley and Mariposans for the Environment and Responsible Government challenged…
The Ease of Human Failure
It's so easy. Too easy. A man sins, breaks his vows, lies, gets caught, denies it all, gets confronted, confesses, apologizes, begs for forgiveness... and we judge him. Disgusting. Unworthy of the public trust. And his wife holds his hand. Forgives. Steps with him back out of the spotlight. Helps…
Magnetism
Moving to Europe, I expected some downsizing. The average private vehicle size, for instance, is far more compact here than in the U.S. When we see big trucks on the road, they are a novelty. We take notice and assume a wealthy American decided he couldn't transfer to the…
Florence Nightingale Syndrome
I'm a spoiled child. Not only did my husband work from home this afternoon so he could take care of me after my traumatizing morning dentist appointment, but I got to spend a couple hours curled up with my best snuggle buddy. Feeling sorry for me? You should be. After…