I’ve simply not had time to get my Scrooge on yet. But I have enough of it on to stay away from children and others of good cheer on this day. Apparently wishing everyone a Bah Humbug is considered by some bad taste. Bah Humbug to them, I say.
The most obnoxious Christmas commercials…
The ones where the little kids get on Santa’s lap and ask for cars with a snotty tone and an obnoxious demeanor. Who the hell thought those stupid commercials up?
Gigi
Watched Gigi while making Grandmom Zeccardi’s sweet bread. Sang at the top of my lungs. Scared the birds to death. Dogs hid in office downstairs. I was in my thirties before I watched it and understood that she was being groomed to be a mistress. In my Catholic school youth, I couldn’t ever figure out why she got so mad the first time he asked her out. Now I look at it and think the most relevant and beautiful song in the whole movie is Maurice Chevalier singing “I’m Glad I’m Not Young Anymore”.
Alaska King Crab
Best Christmas present ever to give. Size doesn’t matter. Color not an issue. Never goes out of style. Just add some melted butter, pour yourself some vodka over ice to cut the buttery overload that eventually happens in your mouth and VOILA! good eating.
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This is what happens
The shortest day of the year and the shortest memory of the need to blog something. Consider this the blog. Now I’m going back to bed.
Happy last day of fall from Alaska
You know winter is coming to Alaska when you wake up in the morning and this is your back deck.
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Hats off to volunteers
I’m assuming that by now everyone has read or heard the story of the two juvenile bald eagles from Adak who flew too close to the fire and singed some important feathers off. They’re at Bird TLC right now. They will probably be there for a long time since the only real cure for what ails them is to have a molt occur and new feathers come in to replace the burnt ones. Thanks to the dedication of a group of clearly crazed bird people, these kids will be fed, watered and treated for their injuries for as long as
Auntie Mame
If you’ve never seen this movie, go get it and watch it. It is one of the best movies ever. Just make sure you get the original Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell and not the abomination Mame with Lucille Ball. I can watch it over and over and over and see new things each time that I missed the last time. Truly this is the performance Rosalind Russell was born to give.
Guarding Santa
Carm prepares for another sleepless night on my bed protecting his Santa from all comers… you know who you are, Snowy!
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Has anyone else noticed…
Has anyone else noticed that it is only at Christmas times that we get perfume ads the play like a horny teenage boy’s wet dream? Or maybe just all men’s wet dreams?