In previous posts, I have talked about Christmas gifts at work. “Dirty Santa” gift swaps became a staple of the department Christmas parties we had several years back. For those of you unfamiliar with how these swaps work, the rules are simple. Each person brings a wrapped gift. There is usually a targeted dollar amount for… Continue reading Dirty Santa
Author: elvisgumby
I’ll Be Home For Christmas
In my previous blog post, I talked about Christmas traditions. I mentioned going to my grandfather’s house on Christmas Eve. I didn’t make it to his house for this event the last year he was alive. It wasn’t for lack of trying.
Christmas Traditions
Our family Christmas traditions have changed over the years. Ever since I was a child, my family would always go to my mother’s parents’ house on Christmas Eve. This tradition continued until my grandfather died. The last 3 years he was alive, I lived about 4 hours away from my grandfather. My wife and I… Continue reading Christmas Traditions
Mr. Potato Head for Christmas
When I a kid, I had a Mr. Potato Head. This was the second generation of these toys. When they were first introduced, they had a body parts that you would attach to an actual potato. By the time I got mine, they provided you with a plastic potato with holes in it that limited… Continue reading Mr. Potato Head for Christmas
Goop and Girl Scout Cookies
My wife and I lived in an apartment when we were first married. I had graduated college and she was in her last year. I had graduated from a school in another town and a good friend named Mike that I had gone to school with was in one of my wife’s classes. Mike was… Continue reading Goop and Girl Scout Cookies
Iron Man Halloween
The neighborhood where we live gets a lot of trick or treaters during Halloween. Our family has always enjoyed giving out candy. When I answer the door I try to interact with the kids. I’ll make comments about their costumes. If I recognize the character, I try to ask them about the movie or television… Continue reading Iron Man Halloween
Halloween with Granny
As my wife’s grandmother got older, there were years that we probably should have supervised her a little more than what we did. This was probably most obvious the year of my oldest daughter’s first Halloween. We planned to take my daughter trick or treating at the houses of several family members and make our final stop… Continue reading Halloween with Granny
More Bad Cinema Club
Going to the movies in the early 1980’s was completely different experience than you get now. There were still drive-in theaters and small movie theaters that would show low budget and second-run films. There were lots of these films out making the rounds to these theaters. For me and my college friends, this created a… Continue reading More Bad Cinema Club
Why Joan Crawford Scares Me
When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time with my sister and our best friend Nan watching TV together. The TV would be on sometimes even when we were doing something else. Many of the movies that the three of us came to know and love were ones that ran in the… Continue reading Why Joan Crawford Scares Me
Writing Cosmetic School Graduation
While many of my songs are based directly on specific incidents, Cosmetic School Graduation is an exception. I have never fallen in love with anyone that cut my hair and I’ve never gone to a cosmetic school for a cheap haircut. I’ve had several real life experiences that were inspiration for this song. This is the story… Continue reading Writing Cosmetic School Graduation