Post Views: 3,373 Do any of you find it fascinating, as I do, that many of the christmas traditions we know and love often cross that thin veil that separates […] Mari Lwyd Oh My!This entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged child children christmas dark death holiday Holidays Horror old on December 7, 2021 by JayCooper (updated 865 days ago)
Post Views: 4,161 I use this blog mainly as a diary or sorts. I work out my internal monologue by writing here. It’s been a while since I last posted […] Do you even work from home bro?This entry was posted in Humor Views and tagged 80s ALWAYS children Happy job KNOW life love me people REALLY work on August 12, 2020 by JayCooper (updated 1353 days ago)
Post Views: 5,874 As far back as I can remember my mother had always helped us decorate for the xmas holiday by taping up brightly colored art prints known as […] Die Cut Decorations for ChristmasThis entry was posted in Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged ALWAYS Art books children christmas copyright costumes games Halloween holiday Holidays Hope me old people quality REALLY retro santa Thanksgiving vintage work xmas on December 8, 2019 by JayCooper
1 Post Views: 6,226 As a child growing up in the 1980’s, I was never shielded from the rampant consumerism this decade is well known for. The xmas holidays always conjure the […] Hills is where the toys wereThis entry was posted in Bio Seasonal Views Winter Xmas and tagged 1980's ALWAYS child children christmas death FAVORITE Happy holiday Holidays memory New York opinion Sad tennessee thinking tv United States xmas on February 21, 2019 by JayCooper
1 Post Views: 8,224 I like to explore the cultural connections between the holiday of Halloween and people that invented it. One of the more interesting legends I have run across […] The Cutty Black Sow, a Gaelic LegendThis entry was posted in Fall Halloween Seasonal and tagged children ghost habit Halloween Happy holiday Horror KNOW life man men movie movies old people winter witch on October 17, 2017 by JayCooper (updated 2383 days ago)
Post Views: 4,877 Instead of making an overwrought, nationalistic, fake patriotic post about America I would like to post in praise of the humble paper bag. You often overlook little […] In Praise of the Humble Paper BagThis entry was posted in General Humor and tagged children hero life man me REALLY on July 4, 2017 by JayCooper (updated 2036 days ago)
Post Views: 5,409 Belsnickle is not Santa Claus. The Pennsylvania Dutch, who were not Dutch at all, but ”Deutsche”, or German, are credited with bringing many of their country’s Christmas […] Belsnickle or Pelz-nickle is not Santa ClausThis entry was posted in General Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged children christmas costumes fun gifts holiday joke KNOW people santa Santa Claus on December 22, 2016 by JayCooper (updated 2336 days ago)
1 Post Views: 9,440 I know. I know. There are millions of blog posts about Obscure 80s toys you loved. There is a reason for that. They make cool posts! So in […] Obscure 80s toys you lovedThis entry was posted in General Views and tagged 80s ALWAYS children COMPLETELY computer fun FX INTERNET KNOW man men movie people quality REALLY story surprise TRON on May 23, 2016 by JayCooper (updated 2895 days ago)
Post Views: 4,951 I had the distinct displeasure of sitting within listening distance of a family at dinner tonight. My ears were assailed with the most incredulous conversation regarding tattoos […] Mother of all tattoo mythsThis entry was posted in General Views and tagged Art child children Happy Hope job kids KNOW man me old people reality REALLY Religion Sad on December 27, 2015 by JayCooper
Post Views: 4,161 This year’s celebrations are truly filled with a great many “firsts” for me. With this in mind I wanted to list them out and note my gratitude […] Gratitude 2015This entry was posted in Bio Fall Seasonal Views and tagged child children friends gratitude Happy Happy Thanksgiving holiday job life list me old Personal REALLY Thanksgiving on November 25, 2015 by JayCooper (updated 2395 days ago)
Post Views: 4,220 I have empty nestlings. It has really been a long time since I have written anything and I must confess that writing something that does not involve the […] Empty NestlingsThis entry was posted in Bio Humor Views and tagged ALWAYS child children computer hardware job KNOW life love me old REALLY Sad thinking UTTERLY work on April 3, 2015 by JayCooper (updated 3051 days ago)
Post Views: 4,152 I was doing some cyber shopping the other day and stumbled across a figurine of a xmas character I had never heard of before. Now, I pride myself on […] And I thought the Krampus was CreepyThis entry was posted in Humor Seasonal Winter Xmas and tagged child children christmas creepy gifts Happy holiday Holidays La Befana me men old story week winter Winter Solstice Wise Men witch xmas on December 5, 2012 by JayCooper (updated 3058 days ago)