holiday

Annual Tradition (MM #3025)

For many people fireworks are an annual tradition on the 4th of July. Some people attend big fireworks celebrations while other shoot them off at home. Personally, I don’t understand the excitement…

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Perfect Gift (MM #2972)

It’s Mother’s Day, and I’ve often wondered if there was a perfect gift for every mom. Sure, you can buy mom flowers, or candy. But I think that there might be one gift that every mother desires…

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Glad It’s Sunday (MM #2916)

I’ll be honest. I’m truly glad it’s Sunday. As you’re well aware, it also happens to be St Patrick’s Day. And with the ‘holiday’ falling on a Sunday, the partying likely won’t be as crazed…

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Cheating Dad (MM #2643)

It’s Father’s Day, and as a result that has got me thinking. I honesty feel that we’re cheating dad by having his day just a short time after mom’s special day. Furthermore, was this on purpose?

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Cruel Day (MM #2520)

For many people Valentine’s Day is a pretty cruel day. I’ll be the first to admit, I’m not the biggest fan. But this year, Valentine’s Day is much crueler…

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Rainy Weekend (MM #2355)

After what southern Texas has been going through I shouldn’t whine about the weather. But, it’s another rainy weekend here. And for our holiday weekend we’re dealing with the remnants of Hurricane Harvey…

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Blah (MM #2297)

There’s one word that pretty much sums up how I’m feeling right now, BLAH. The reason I feel that way is solely due to the the 4th of July holiday. I really hate when holidays fall during the work week…

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True Meaning (MM #2259)

When we’re young we don;t think about the reason for each and every holiday. But as I get older the true meaning of day’s like today really matter. I’ve come to appreciate the reason we celebrate Memorial Day. But I don’t think that celebrate is the right word…

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Thanksgiving Basics (MM #2072)

I tend to be a pretty simple guy, and I like my Thanksgiving to pretty simple too. But it seems that everyone wants to make it a big production. Isn’t it time we get back to the basics of what Thanksgiving really means?

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Cookout Time (MM #1929)

It’s the 4th of July holiday weekend, and for many that means it’s cookout time. But since I’m a curious guy, I started wondering why cookout this weekend? Does the holiday lend itself to more time for cooking out, or is there something else?

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