Tag Archives: christmas

Last-minute planning session

Posted on December 17, 2023 by Lummox JR

Christmas is a week away and I’m really out of my depth this year. By this point I usually have a lot of loose plans laid so I can prepare for what I’ll do over the break, but this time… … Continue reading →

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Pistachio brittle

Posted on December 4, 2023 by Lummox JR

I’m not sure how, but not too long ago I ended up in Bad Idea Mode again and it convinced me to try my hand at candy making for the first time ever, especially with Christmas coming up. I wanted … Continue reading →

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The road to Christmas

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Lummox JR

Program note: Like I do every year, on Thanksgiving morning I’m going to be live-blogging the Macy’s parade. It’s weird, it’s snarky, it’s sentimental, it’s just fun. So drop by and read along while the balloons fly and the Broadway … Continue reading →

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Big plans under a big time crunch

Posted on December 23, 2022 by Lummox JR

As of just midweek, I’m finally on the mend, but it comes way too late and messed up a lot of our holiday plans. (Specifically, I mean the bronchitis that followed up getting sick is finally improving now that I’m … Continue reading →

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Sharpie lights: a week in

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Lummox JR

This past week has been a complete mess. I originally wanted to put up my Christmas tree on Black Friday, but the time was getting too tight and I figured it made more sense to block out time Monday to … Continue reading →

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Christmas tree light calculator

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Lummox JR

Okay, last post about the lights for now. I promise! The next post will be tomorrow morning for the Macy’s parade live blog. I was really unsure if my new lights would provide adequate coverage on the tree this year … Continue reading →

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Racing toward the holidays

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Lummox JR

It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is in two days. I’ll be back here Thanksgiving morning as always, live-blogging the Macy’s parade for fun. If you’ve never taken a look, stop by; it’s a good time. I like to reread past … Continue reading →

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Updates on the fly

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Lummox JR

It’s been way too long since I posted an update, so I thought it’d be best to lump it all into one post and hopefully over the next month I can get things back to a more normal flow. Cancer … Continue reading →

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Christmas in flux

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Lummox JR

I’ve been trying to plan out what I’ll do after Christmas this year, but what happens on Christmas is presently in a bit of doubt. Infection rates have been skyrocketing and something nasty is going around—possibly the newcomer omicron, possibly … Continue reading →

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Blowing past fall

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Lummox JR

I really didn’t want to let the blog go this long without any updates, but fall has a way of sneaking up and I was in a weird space for a while where I wasn’t getting a lot of non-work … Continue reading →

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