Remember how I took a brake from my blogging brake to do a giveaway and then a serious bunch of you entered and then the universe chose winners and you wondered who they were so I posted them?The Mode Tote diaper bag from JJ Cole goes to Beckie who said "oh Tamn, I am ginorm with pregnancy and need a pick me up, so I'm pouting with my cutest pout and asking you to pick me!"The $50 ...

So I cobbled together the Christmas in Hollis Bracketology. Okay it was really hard to sort of divide them into distinct catagories, so there is a lot of overlap, but I think I spread the ringers out so we don't lose them all in one tier/round. 1.)Miracle on 34th Street 2.) It’s a Wonderful Life 3.) White Christmas 4.) Scrooge 5.) Christmas in Connecticut 6.) The Bells of St. Marys 7.) ...

... The faded circle on a left wrist where a watch had been. A broochless dress. “Didja ever see one of these old broads without a little pin or somethin’?” He is especially incensed ... it, didn’t I?” He gets that shrewd look again. “I could go over there. Offer to split it with her. Didja see her at the services? Nice-lookin’ woman, takes care of herself… ...

I'm going to be doing my overseas Christmas Cards today. This strikes me as a great time to send out the "Didja move?" post. If you've moved since last December - whether you be overseas or nay - please please follow up with a comment here - I'll keep them screened. Similarly, if you like Christmas cards, and I know you do, and I don't have your address, well, you can ...

... torch -- and lights the next runner's torch from it. Seems a little extravagant, doesn't it? And that entourage... didja count how many vehicles there were in that parade? For WHO? Like I said, deeply ambivalent. Moving right along now... ' ... ! NOT fun... I finished another pair of man-sized socks, though... Good thing, too... didja know it's only 54 days until Christmas?? :)

... and being scooped out by ladles onto pea soup green trays.         "Didja bring anything good for me ta eat, Marky?"  Marcus knew the voice, as much by the ... have been, "He'll be missed."         "What didja say to me?"  Brian couldn't even believe it.  He thought he had broken this geek years ago.  It ...