Tag Archives: Christmas

The Force Awakens on Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2015 by jyourist

Ok, I love Star Wars, at least The Empire Strikes Back. I remember purchasing light sabers when they first came out right after the movie debuted some 38 years ago and separately visiting all my friends late at night, tossing … Continue reading →

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1953 Suburban Creche

Posted on December 28, 2014 by jyourist
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Michael is Santa

Posted on December 24, 2014 by jyourist

Over the years, Michael has become more portly and now sports a long gray beard, nearly all white. He has shared on more than one occasion how strangers have stopped him and called him Santa. Once a small child was … Continue reading →

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The irony of Santa letters

Posted on November 15, 2013 by jyourist

Every year our middle school classes receive letters through the local paper that other students have written to Santa. These letters come from schools of need and in these letters the young students request specific presents. Their teachers usually attach … Continue reading →

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2012 by jyourist
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Jews and Chinese food on Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2012 by jyourist
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Sundry plaster witnesses strewn in my path

Posted on December 14, 2010 by jyourist

I have to thank my friend Michael for jogging my memory over this one. I just read his observant and clever blog today and this memory resurfaced. When I was in high school, around this time of year, my friends and … Continue reading →

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