Cute Christmas Quotes

Christmas is a time when everybody wants his past forgotten and his present remembered. ~ Phyllis Diller

Did you ever notice that life seems to follow certain patterns? Like I noticed that every year around this time, I hear Christmas music. ~ Tom Sims

Oh look, yet another Christmas TV special! How touching to have the meaning of Christmas brought to us by cola, fast food, and beer... Who'd have ever guessed that product consumption, popular entertainment, and spirituality would mix so harmoniously? ~ Bill Watterson

Christmas at my house is always at least six or seven times more pleasant than anywhere else. We start drinking early. And while everyone else is seeing only one Santa Claus, we'll be seeing six or seven. ~ W. C. Fields

Christmas is a race to see which gives out first - your money or your feet. ~ Unknown

Mail your packages early so the post office can lose them in time for Christmas. ~ Johnny Carson

Anyone who believes that men are the equal of women has never seen a man trying to wrap a Christmas present. ~ Unknown

What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day. ~ Phyllis Diller

The worst gift is a fruitcake. There is only one fruitcake in the entire world, and people keep sending it to each other. ~ Johnny Carson

I once bought my kids a set of batteries for Christmas with a note on it saying, toys not included. ~ Bernard Manning

There's nothing sadder in this world than to awake Christmas morning and not be a child. ~ Erma Bombeck

I never believed in Santa Claus because I knew no white man would be coming into my neighborhood after dark. ~ Dick Gregory

The one thing women don't want to find in their stockings on Christmas morning is their husband. ~ Joan Rivers

In the old days, it was not called the Holiday Season; the Christians called it 'Christmas' and went to church; the Jews called it 'Hanukka' and went to synagogue; the atheists went to parties and drank. People passing each other on the street would say 'Merry Christmas!' or 'Happy Hanukka!' or (to the atheists) "Look out for the wall!" ~ Dave Barry

Why is Christmas just like a day at the office? You do all the work and the fat guy with the suit gets all the credit. ~ Unknown

Santa Claus has the right idea: visit people once a year. ~ Victor Borge

Count your blessings this Christmas. Go ahead and use fractions if you have to. ~ Mark (ShoeBoxBlog)

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My Back Pages - November

I know, I know, I know I should have reported in before now. But sometimes real life just gets in the way. I attempted 5 books in November. I say attempted because I slapped a big DNF (did not finish) on Neal Stephenson's Cryptonomicon. I just can't seem to get into this guy. It's the second or third of his I've given up on, Not so the other four, starting with a biography of Stephen Stills called Change Partners. This followed by a hilarious biography of the guy responsible for National Lampoon called A Stupid and Futile Gesture - How Doug Kenney and National Lampoon Changed Comedy Forever. I ended the month reading yet another biography, this one of the man behind Rolling Stone magazine,. It was called Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine. A fascinating read. So last month I hit the magic number 50 I'd imagined for myself back in January. If I roll this month into my yearly total I'm at 54 books. And I still hav...

The Polka Dot Door

A long time ago, when I was 22, my first child was born. That kid grew up on a little Canadian kid's show called Polka Dot Door, produced by the TV Ontario network. And Dad, more often than not, sat through those shows with his little one. Nine or so years later when a brother, and a year after that when a sister came along number one son was moving on to Knight Rider and The Dukes of Hazzard. But there was a nice overlap where his siblings picked up where he had left off with Polka Dot Door. And Dad was right there to welcome them. So you're looking at a Polka Dot Door veteran. The show began in 1971 and ran to 1993. I didn't watch the full run but I did get in my fair share. The formula was pretty simple. A young male and female host, which seemed to change every week, sang songs, told stories, made crafts and generally did their best stimulate little brains. The show opened as follows... Imagination Day! Oh boy! ...

30 Days of Photos III #4 Sour

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