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...

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...

  When you have a family, the holidays usually end up being all about your children, family and friends more so than yourself.  I believe thats the way it really should be.  Although I don’t really enjoy torturing myself, I do like to force myself to realize that there are differences between what one wants and what one needs.  This all adds up to my usual mental list of the things I really WANT as opposed to what i will probably...

  My wife found this on one of her favorite shopping sites.  www.fatwallet.com  She and I both thought it was cute so I now share with anyone reading this.  I wish everyone a great holiday. May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey plump, May your potatoes and gravy Have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious And your pies take the prize, And may your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off your thighs!         Share...

 Have you ever researched your own name?  It really is fascinating stuff.  When I was younger I was occasionally reminded by jovial teachers here and there that my last name, Cooper, was in fact also a profession.  It seems that a “Cooper” is a person who makes or repairs barrels.  While this is mostly true, through some good old Internet research I have come to know that my name is actually much richer and means so much...