1. ramrod: A tool used to load early american rifles and modern cannnons. “He shoved his ramrod up the barrel of the rifle.” 2. angina: circualtory or heart condition characterized by numbness and pain of the chest, shoulders or neck “The boy’s mother was diagnosed with acute angina.” 3. masticate: to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading  “You might get gas if you dont masticate your...

1. Avoid carrot sticks. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact, if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they’re serving rum balls. 2. Drink as much eggnog as you can, quickly. It’s rare. You cannot find it any other time of year except now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It’s not as if you’re going to turn...

10. Their small size makes them portable 09. Elves, the other, other white meat 08. Can conveniently use UPS for elf travel 07. OSHA doesn’t care how many elves you kill 06. Keeps him from ever having to buy knee pads 05. Has a deal with Nabisco to pick up Keebler lay-offs 04. Saves money by shopping in the kids section 03. 20 elves produce as much heat as one rick of wood. 02. Elves have to be at least 300 years old to retire. 01....

The holiday season is always a double edged sword for me. I am sure I am not alone in what I am about to discuss, but at this time of year I sure feel like I am. No, this is not about my belief system, even though this time of year most definitely brings them to the forefront of my conversations and thoughts.Today I would like to share with anyone reading this how my family celebrates the holidays. Its part of who I am and I thought it...

I hate to be the one to defy sacred myth, but I believe he’s actually a SHE. Think about it. Christmas is a big, organized, warm, fuzzy, nurturing social deal, and I have a tough time believing a guy could possibly pull it all off! For starters, a lot of men don’t even think about selecting gifts until Christmas Eve. It’s as if they are all frozen in some kind of Ebenezerian Time Warp until 3 p.m. on Dec. 24th, when they...

For those of you that don’t know me or have not yet read my bio page, I do phone support for a software company.  This post is going to be one sided but not the way you might think. Let me start by saying that an individual person by and large is a smart animal.  The human animal possesses the potential for great compassion, great understanding, great learning, great skills.  We can send a man to the moon.  We can land rovers on...