I published my take on ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas in 2012. As we head into a short holiday break, I decided to rerun it because a) I still believe in the message (LOL) and b) when I was a kid, I wrote poetry all the time. Family and friends got poems in their Christmas and Birthday cards. I think I could have been Weird Alina if I’d put my mind to it. Anyway, please enjoy and we shall reconvene here in 2024!
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The big day is drawing near! The day after the original social-distancer, one Mr. S. Claus, sneaks in during the night as we sleep.
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I’m taking a two-week hiatus. No radio show. No news-hounding, at least not like usual. And no blog posts. …
…but Civic Holiday Monday seems pretty lame. However, you won’t catch me complaining about a Monday of leisure!  …
Today is Family Day, an Ontario holiday. It’s also observed in Saskatchewan and Alberta. But because it’s a provincial holiday and broadcasting is a federally regulated industry, it’s not a day off for us unless we have booked it as a regular holiday day. …
For the past few years, I’ve set out our leg lamp inspired by the movie, A Christmas Story, on a table in front of our livingroom window. Outside of the holidays, the lamp lives in our guest bedroom, where it provides illumination of the dresser top. This year I decided it would stay there. …
A guy in the US placed a Craigslist ad before US Thanksgiving and offered his services as a date to family dinner. The twist? In exchange for the free meal, he would intentionally ruin the day. …
Canadians and Americans aren’t taking all of the paid vacation days they’re entitled to. Some don’t take any of them at all. I feel like this refers to some sort of aliens because it’s not a concept I’m familiar with. I take every single scrap of time off I’ve earned, and I always have. …
You saucy minx. Thanks for the extra day off.
Poppy sales and donations are up this year and it’s not hard to figure out why. The murders of Cpl. Cirillo and Warrant Officer Vincent put faces, families and tangible heartache on the vague, “people who serve our country”. …
A little known fact about the Easter bunny. …
We are off to parts known but not revealed until next week! …
You’re still the best country in the world and I’m grateful to have been born here. Â Happy 146th. You don’t look a day over 140, darling.
Time to reflect. Â Time to relax. Â Time to nap. Â …
I love the tradition of the Christmas stocking. Â …
My second video for Free-FM is now online. It’s the only other one I have completed, actually. It was much easier to find time to work on them before we launched the radio station! For this one I got to visit several of London’s top tourist attractions including Fanshawe Pioneer Village, Storybook Gardens and the forks of the Thames at Harris Park. …
I’m not a religious person so I plan to spend today in this way: …