And so the New Year is upon us!
I find the idea of making resolutions to be deadly dull and not terribly effective. In fact, when I look back at the several I have made in past years, no pencil was needed to tick off which ones I’d managed to uphold:
A solemn vow to avoid refined sugar. Fail.
Shortly after arriving in West Hollywood, California, in 1985, I somehow managed to land a job writing jokes for a new game show pilot called ‘Word Play,’ later to be hosted by the congenial Tom Kennedy.
At some time in our collective lives, many of us have sighed as Christmastide approaches and thought, “I wish it could be like this all year long…” Not the ‘set decoration’ of the holiday with its music and lights and gifts, but the intimate coziness as the nights draw in and the kindness abounds...
My annual fruitcake endeavor has not been entirely successful this year, although Paul did kindly point out that I’ve come a long way from my first attempt. Which is also the only thing in the world I have ever baked.
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
How lovely are thy branches,
O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum,
To buy, I must sell my ranches!
It’s the little things in life, isn’t it, that make it all worthwhile, at least here at the Funny Farm…
Just as we have all been sucker-punched by the horrific current events on the news, and right before many of us prepare for our own, sometimes challenging, family holiday festivities, along comes Dave.
For the third time in as many years, I have broken my phone.
Not just broken, but smashed and demoralized.
Joking with girlfriends last week it became even more evident that I’m often the odd one out. I seem to be the only person I know who hasn’t yet seen Michael Buble in concert, used an air fryer or sport a tattoo.
During barn chores, particularly in the dark of the early morning hours, along with much of the day in the second building I occupy, our house, I tend to stream classical music for both its comfort and vibrancy. And I am always somewhat agog when I think of the desperately young age that such masterpieces—in all of the arts—were created.
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