Snopes is a useful website for debunking or confirming rumors and urban legends. I value Snopes articles for being able to thwart popular misconceptions, but the article I saw this morning debunking a rumor that the Elf on the Shelf is a tool of the National Security Agency (aka the NSA) disappointed me. No, I … Continue reading Dear Snopes, I knew about the Elf on the Shelf and the NSA a year ago
Tag: Christmas
Using the empty office seemed like a good idea at the time. I mean, I know that open work environments are all the rage and that they are supposed to be great for collaboration and stuff, but the lack of privacy is going to take some getting used to. Besides, all they have me doing … Continue reading A new coworker and an empty office on Christmas Eve
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, My distinguished colleague painted a harsh picture of my client as a Christmas villain worse than Scrooge and the Grinch combined, a lunatic who would kill someone for giving her a Christmas present she didn't like. What my colleague failed to mention was the nature of that unwanted Christmas present. The gift (if … Continue reading Elf on the Shelf as a justification for murder?
A lot of Christmas music is playful or religious, but there are also some really sad Christmas songs. Some are bittersweet. "I'll be home for Christmas" tends to make me cry, but other Christmas songs are downright depressing. Nat King Cole sang "The Little Boy that Santa Claus Forgot." That song includes the not-so-festive lyric … Continue reading The saddest Christmas song ever
A few years ago I helped set up for the Care for Real toy drive distribution day. This involved sorting donations by age and placing them on the appropriate tables. The age range with the most gifts was 0-3. Those toys were piled onto a row of tables with many more waiting in back for replenishing throughout … Continue reading Older kids often overlooked in toy drive donations
Kim Z. Dale 