Christmas

Wishing You A Grisly Death in the New Year

In Christmas, Judaism, Life on 23 December 2008 with 55 comments

Consider the following thought experiment.
Imagine that suddenly everyone around you begins to act funny. First your coworkers start to ask you what you’ve got planned for the Dark Days. Then you notice that storefronts are putting up decorations of burgundy and black, 10 foot-tall spikes festooned with bones. When you walk into stores, they’re all [...]

A Very Special Christmas Post

In Christmas, Judaism, Life, Politics on 18 December 2005 with Comments Off

I do not hate Christmas. I do not hate hearing Christmas songs in every store I go into. I do not hate the expectation that most people have around this time of year that everyone around them should be filled with “Christmas Cheer.” I do not hate the presents – buying them, wrapping them, standing [...]

Merry Christmas from Fray

In Christmas, Fray on 25 December 2004 with Comments Off

It’s that time of year again. In the Xmas spirit? Enjoy these classic Fray stories:
Kathy’s Annual Ladies Luncheon by Beth Lisick
“The funniest piece of mail I get arrives in the first week in December.”
The Tree by yours truly
“I couldn’t wait to see them brown and dry on the sidewalks. I was that way about Christmas.”
Ho [...]