Well, the UPS man brought me Hostel: Part III today—release day—and what better time for a feel-good family flick than the interim between Christmas and New Year’s, eh? (No, I didn’t watch it with my boys. No need to call DHR.) This is the first one not directed by Eli Roth (or “presented by Quentin … Read more
I am on the cusp of accomplishing something unprecedented. As I type at midday on Christmas Eve 2011, I have—this entire season—completely avoided every single annoying Christmas song there is. I mean completely. I’ve not heard “Feliz Navidad” once. Not a single piercingly annoying bar of “Wonderful Christmastime” has sullied my auditory canal. That stupid … Read more
The boys helped me start and finish the cards yesterday in exactly two hours, which was fantastic. Lea is her usual awesome self, handling at least one thing I don’t see for every thing I do. As for me, dudes and dolls, if it’s not in my sphere of Christmas concern by 7:30 on the … Read more