
How did I become a pompous ass? I am not sure. I wasn’t raised to be arrogant, quite the opposite.

How did I become a pompous ass? I am not sure. I wasn’t raised to be arrogant, quite the opposite.

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How did I become a pompous ass? I am not sure. I wasn’t raised to be arrogant, quite the opposite.

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As so often, the loving Christmas decorations all around me had left me completely cold. I was rushing by.

I wish I could talk to all of the parents who worry they can’t put enough presents under the Christmas tree. I wish I could tell them about all the Christmases in my life, that are now special gems in my memory jar.

…So he paused. And the Grinch put his hand to his ear.
And he did hear a sound rising over the snow.
It started in low. Then it started to grow.
But the sound wasn’t sad! Why, this sound sounded merry!

Hiking on Christmas morning? Would I be the only one who would be up for it? Turns out I wasn’t. 21 people showed up and we had a marvelous time, and where else would we hike on that day, other than at Christmas Rocks. Starting at 9 am sharp we went for a two-hour hike and all of us were back home at 12:30 pm to eat lunch and unwrap more presents.

Santa brought me a tablet for Christmas. Furthermore, this year Santa tried to be very sneaky and he used the Amazon account of a good friend instead of our own, to hide his tracks from Mrs. Santa.
“I hope they don’t find out where I hide everything,” Sheila thought as she continued to walk toward the old exit. At home nothing was safe anymore, they were…

A small bottle of Champagne is sitting in our fridge since a very long time. I can’t remember if we bought it, or if it was given to us; I just know it is stored there in the side door waiting for a special occasion.