Every year part of my family exchanges gag gifts from an imaginary extended family named Relaford. In addition to the tackiest cheapest gifts we can find, we also write a Christmas letter from our alter-ego family. The Relafords are every negative stereo type you’ve ever heard about Hillbillys. If you’ve heard the song “Merry Christmas [...]
On December 28th, 1992, I was joined in holy matrimony to Lainey Day. 2 kids, 3 dogs, 2 cats, 1 college degree, 5 cars, 9 addresses, and thirteen years later I am more in love with her than I was when we got married. We were both young, fresh out of high school, with no [...]
Mount Zion Press, of which I am a co-owner and Chief Editor, is pleased to announce that the first issue of Mount Zion Speculative Fiction Review is now available. It is 156 pages af great stories and poems. If so inclined, you can purchase a copy at www.mountzionpress.com/subscribe.html . On a personal note, this has [...]
Part One of FiveAn examination of the Orthodox story of Christ’s Nativity, how and why this differs from the Western story, and what the significance is of the same.Introduction Last year at Christmastime I read The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson to my daughter. I have previously blogged about this, but for completeness, [...]
On Sunday Saint Nicholas visited St. Anne Orthodox Church. Here is a photo. Paul is standing just to the Saint’s right holding his bag of gold (chocolate) coins. Share on Facebook
Fun with Chinese! I am a huge fan of the Chinese Buffet. I have one I go to regularly (re: twice a week) where I have a usual table and they know what to bring me to drink. (There’s something very comforting about that kind of service and familiarity, but that’s another post…) When I [...]
I was at the library returning The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe audiobook when I saw this Anne Rice’s latest book on the shelf. It is called Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt. I’ve not been a big fan of her other books, well truth is I’m not all that big into vampire fiction. [...]
From Paul’s Birthday Party. I mentioned these about 6 weeks ago. (Sheesh on me!)Paul with a surprise guest. Paul with sister Sophie and cousin Allie (r-l). Paul with his Grandpa (my father-in-law). Me being tickled by the special guest. Share on Facebook