Archive for the HOLIDAY Category
-
HOLIDAY: HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (YEAH, RIGHT)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME (YEAH, RIGHT) I'm writing Happy Birthday to myself even though I'm not feeling it this year. Every year since I left home at nineteen, I've called my mother at 5:03AM on the east coast, the time of my birth lo those m
more -
HOLIDAY: HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2011
HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2011 Mr. X and I are spending the second Christmas in New York with my little mother, so we're warm and cozy here. And grateful. I hope all of you are, too. We're also getting to do a family Chanukah for the first time
more -
HOLIDAY: HAPPY 11/11/11
HAPPY 11/11/11 Some of us have waited for this special day for a long time. I hope we all have a very memorable day, in a wonderful way, especially those people who are lucky enough to be celebrating a birthday today. There's not reall
more -
HOLIDAY: HAPPY HALLOWEEN
HAPPY HALLOWEEN This is, happily, the third October of this E-zine, and I just realized that I never told you guys my famous horrible kindergarten Halloween story! I could have sworn that I've written this at least once before, but I chec
more -
HOLIDAY: MR. X AND MY ANNIVERSARY! (AGAIN! KNOCK ON WOOD.)
MR. X AND MY ANNIVERSARY! AGAIN! (KNOCK ON WOOD.) When I was doing my show, I never rehashed any of my yarns because I didn't want even one person to think, “she already told us that.” So, in over three hundred shows, I never repeate
more -
HOLIDAY: HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY WEEK-END
HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY WEEK-END I can't believe that the Fourth of July is already upon us again! This year, we get the whole week-end to enjoy, with the actual holiday falling on a Monday, which is why I'm wishing it for you now. Not th
more -
HOLIDAY: HAPPY FATHER’S DAY!
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! I always feel that I neglect the dads out there on their special days. I lost my father about a dozen years ago, so I try to ignore this holiday. Plus, I was never into it to begin with; it's just not colorful or pret
more -
HOLIDAY: HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY This one will be short and sweet because I have to go pack to fly to New York on Mother’s Day to see my own little mother! Shamefully, I haven’t spent that day with her since 1994, so I’m really excited to do it this
more -
HOLIDAYS: HAPPY EARTH DAY…AND EASTER
HAPPY EARTH DAY…AND EASTER This is weird for me--I actually really dislike words that begin with “e” (seriously--they make me a tad queasy,) and here I am, wishing you two of them!!! Oh well. So, today is Earth Day, a relatively new
more -
HOLIDAY: HAPPY PASSOVER
HAPPY PASSOVER I just want to wish a Happy Passover to all my readers who celebrate it. It’s one of my favorite holidays for many reasons, including the delicious special once-a-year foods, of course!!! I realize that those of you who are
more