“What a year we’re having …” Actually, Eugene Levy’s great line in the 1984 movie “Splash” was him moaning about what a week he was having, but as the bizarre year 2021 draws to a close, the expansion seems legitimate if not entirely appropriate. It has certainly been a year of negatives, starting with the …
Some folks might be surprised to learn the battle between Jesus and Santa has been going on a lot longer than they realize. The first memories I have of Christmas go back to the mid 1950s, and there were plenty of people whining about the overcommercialization of Christmas, arguing that Christ was the only legitimate …
Christmas Day was never the most exciting part of the holiday season. Sure, it’s the day the kids awake at the crack of dawn and open their presents, which is nice if you still have children at home. But even if you do, most of the excitement of the day is finished by the middle …
Christmas Eve Eve? American families seem to have two different ways of celebrating Christmas, one in which Christmas Eve matters most and the other in which the focus is on Christmas morning. Kevin Costner even alluded to it as Crash Davis in the famous “I believe” speech from the 1988 movie “Bull Durham.” ” … …
Everyone has their favorite Christmas movies, even if too many people call something a Christmas movie just because it takes place in late December. “Die Hard” and “Die Hard 2” take place at Christmas, but neither one is about Christmas. Pretty much the same with “Home Alone.” And so many of the more recent ones …
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This was Black Friday? Just like the proverbial Old Gray Mare, it apparently ain’t what it used to be. When I was working as a business reporter earlier in the century, I was out before dawn on the morning after Thanksgiving, watching massive crowds battle for bargains. In some parts of the country, would-be shoppers …
Dillard’s is primarily a Southern department store. It’s not Macy’s or Nordstrom, but it has one thing going for it as far as I’m concerned. It’s one of the only places to buy Tommy Bahama sportswear. Tommy Bahama stuff has been one of my great extravagances since 2010, when I spent the summer in Texas …
You know you’re old when you get annoyed by minor mistakes that aren’t really that big a deal. Thursday is Veterans Day, one of two holidays in which we honor the men and women who have served our country in the military, both in times of war and peace. It’s a holiday whose date commemorates …
