Holiday Habits and Pleasures

I have to check out the Leon Redbone album as I didn't know it existed. And thanks to the Jewish songwriters for the great xmas songs, ditto the holiday movies. I can tolerate solo acoustic guitar holiday stuff but not much else...Vince Guaraldi is always great.

Spouse 'n self have always been  pretty 'off-target' when it came to 'apropos' gifting, so it's wound down to being pretty blatant about What would amuse....

Look over her shoulder as she scans the catalogs of clothing...."Y'know, That would look good on you....more your 'thing'... "....and generally does, and gets an agreement and a positive vote upon arrival and the in-house fashion show....*G*

As for self...better to drop a dwarf star alloy 'hint' (i.e., something printed...), and it generally works....🤷‍♂️ 

This year: a major mixer that can do all the things she's commented on being able or wanting to try during the DarkFry 'event', but...

....a 'mystery object' that arrived in an odd box from 'far way' that will have to stand by until 25 in the a.m. ,,,,Just Because....;)

If I'm gifted with anything else but the satin turtleneck 'undershirts' (calling them a 't-shirt' is....incorrect, and I got to pick colors....)....

In some ways, I suspect she's happy to have me still present to be able to be 'un-amused' by.....

Beats the alternative, for both of us.... ;)

More on the obscure, later...J

Can’t say I’m in the holiday spirit.

This mornings discussion was “ time to put out the menorah.”  Normally quite fun, friends and family, a rotating 8 day party.  A lot of fun.

this year, a time when our college daughter legitimately afraid to walk out of her dorm room, it’s “Will celebrating cause us troubles this year?”  “Do we want to draw attention to ourselves?”  “Does it have to be the front of the house?”

@davetheoilguy ,

Terrible that has to be a concern. I know it’s easy to give advice when you’re safely on the outside looking in, but display it proudly. Don’t allow the NAZI mentality of a minority of ignoramus’s prevent you from celebrating your faith. Don’t allow them to snuff out the light of those candles. Again, easy for me to say. I don’t know the demographics of your area or how much antisemitism there is there, but I do know that every time they frighten someone into changing the habits of their faith they chalk up a win. It’s appalling you must weigh that against the potential danger to your family’s safety. Happy Hanukkah!