It’s just a guess when conversations about fruitcake headed south. But, if negative views of fruitcake began a few generations ago, malignment of the holiday dessert has run full bore since memory runneth not to the contrary.
My Uncle Andy recently turned 90, and it was hard to imagine what a guy would like for his 90th birthday.
We yearly come upon the season of giving. Why does lifting others have to be just a “seasonal thing?”
It’s that time of year. Out with the old, in with the new. It would be an understatement to say that I welcome the new. It would be more of an understatement that I still mourn the old. But I’m getting there.
The Texas Department of Transportation has kicked off its statewide “Drive Sober. No Regrets” drunk driving prevention program for the holidays. Throughout the month, TxDOT has released videos of people who deal with the daily consequences of driving while impaired, either as an offender or survivor.
One thing we “geezers and geezerettes” have in common is that the lot of us have said something or done “bone-headed” things that disappointed our mothers. We’ve all participated in pranks that have gone south, causing our mothers to shake their heads in disbelief.
I walk around my neighborhood later in the evening these days, mostly so I can see the lights.
If you could swap spots with your boss, would you? Being boss does not necessarily make you an effective leader.
And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed.
Editor’s note: Jill Pertler is taking the week off for Christmas but has provided this classic column from 2015 to fill the gap.
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