December 1 — It snowed today; first flakes of the season. Everything is blanketed in white and the whole world is magical. Even the simple act of shoveling brought a smile to my face and reminded me that Christmas is just around the corner. I think a quiet dinner party with friends [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘christmas’
12/06/2008
Countdown to Christmas
11/22/2007
Holiday Greetings
Psychologists have long known about holiday depression. Among the probable causes they cite unrealistically high expectations (maybe Santa will bring me that pony this year), pressure to be perfect (maybe my in-laws will compliment my cranberry-garlic loaf this year), and sheer, simple stress (maybe I’ll crack and finally have that breakdown this year). [...]
11/03/2007
A Gift for Psychology
The holidays are upon us and, as always, well-meaning mental-health professionals are busy pointing out the psychological pitfalls of the season. They warn about unrealistic expectations, seasonal depression, and the annual farewell-to-inhibitions-and-good-sense ceremony that seems to be part of too many office parties. They don’t talk about the rash of breakdowns that come [...]
10/22/2006
Civic Planning
Like a lot of small towns in America, my little village of Nowell-by-the-Sea was a poorly planned accident. The only difference is that the buildings average about eight inches in height.
The accident started when my wife sent me to a department store in November and I happened to find that they had their Christmas decorations [...]
10/08/2006
A Hint of Christmas
(Ed: This weekend I recorded the podcast which will go up on October 28th. I realized that the next one I record will run the first weekend of November and I wanted to do something Christmasy. So I pulled this old column out and expanded it a bit. Enjoy!)
Halloween is over and that means that [...]
