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Category Archives: Xmas

Friday Fun Link – First Annual Head Tale Xmas Used Book Exchange (Nov 21, 2008)

I found the Secret Santa site, Elfster, via MetaFilter and thought I'd give it a shot on this blog.  Odds are, if you're reading this blog, you're a book lover who has a living space full of books you'll likely never get around to reading or will never read again.  So here's what I'm proposing: […]

Posted 21 November 2008 § FridayFunLink § Internet § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged:

The Story of Stuff (Happy Earth Day)

I got the following two sites from Barb J.   She sent “The Story of Stuff” last Christmas and the “Garbage Dump Reality Show” one a couple months later.  I didn't get the first one posted last Christmas so put it in the “on deck” circle for next Christmas (which is why there's been a “December […]

Posted 22 April 2008 § Main Page ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged:

Another Photo From Our Christmas

One of my favourites…

Posted 31 December 2007 § Baby § Main Page § Photo § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Merry (Belated) Christmas From The Hammond Family

Posted 28 December 2007 § Baby § Main Page § Photo § Shea ‡ Comments (0) °

"Christmas Card From A Hooker" – Tom Waits

Not really a music video but a fine example of the “emotionally ambivalent” style of Christmas song I wrote about recently.

Posted 27 December 2007 § Main Page § PopCulture § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Santa Gifts – Wrapped or No, Different Paper or Same?

Hard to believe it's less than week to Christmas.  (Actually, it's hard to believe that it's been seven months – happy birthday Pace, by the way – since time last had any semblance of meaning.)  Anyhew, here's another fun Ask Metafilter question on a Christmas theme. As best as I remember, at our house, the […]

Posted 20 December 2007 § Main Page ‡ Comments (4) °

"Emotionally ambivalent" Christmas songs?

I asked the following question on Ask MetaFilter and got a lot of song suggestions I wouldn't otherwise have known about.  “From now on, we'll have to muddle through somehow/So have yourself a Merry Little Christmas now.” | Ask MetaFilter There are other similar questions that can be found with some quick Googling – for […]

Posted 16 December 2007 § List § Main Page § PopCulture ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged:

Oscar Is Time Magazine's Person of the Year?!?

This is a bit of an old story by now but Time magazine recently named “You” as their “Person of the Year”.  Many people reacted to the decision negatively saying it was a cop-out and the ultimate gimmick to sell magazines from a magazine that arguably hadn't chosen the proper newsmaker of the year since […]

Posted 04 January 2007 § Baby § Blog § Internet § Main Page § Shea § Video ‡ Comments (0) °

All I Want For Christmas Is You – Olivia Olson

Love Actually is right up there as one of my favourite Christmas movies of all-time and this song at the end of the movie is a big part of the reason why.  We're heading back to Regina tomorrow after a few days split between Shea's and my parents place so hopefully I'll get back to […]

Posted 26 December 2006 § Main Page § Video ‡ Comments (2) °

I'll Be Home For Christmas

I was looking for a clip from a M*A*S*H episode set to “I'll Be Home For Christmas” because it has that perfect touch of melancholy that makes for perfect holiday music (see the Pogues clip I linked to earlier this month for the ultimate example.)  I couldn't find the clip I wanted (what?  Every single piece […]

Posted 25 December 2006 § Main Page § Saskatchewan § Video ‡ Comments (0) °