Dodging a Bullet in the War on Christmas
Posted by Merry Jester on Oct 5, 2010 | 0 comments
I get weary this time of year. This is when the soldiers of fortune in the War on Christmas come out from their hiding places and do their best to stab each other in the heart with sticks of holly. For most of the year neither side seems to care about past battles. Nobody wants to fight the war on Christmas...
Visiting Ralphie’s House
Posted by Merry Jester on Nov 6, 2008 | 0 comments
“Closer. Closer!” I say to my husband, motioning in the direction of the French-laced leg and fringed hemline. “Would you just touch it already?”
Who would’ve thought, after all these years, I’d have to beg him to get near it?
Christmas after Christmas, my husband’s...
Christmas for political junkies
Posted by Merry Jester on Nov 5, 2008 | 0 comments
Read my blog!
http://www.politico.com/KOTECKI
Its Election Day! Make sure you have fun while waiting to...
Christmas in Santa Claus, Indiana
Posted by Merry Jester on Oct 26, 2008 | 0 comments
The southern Indiana community known as Santa Claus, tucked into the scenic Ohio River Valley, acquired its distinctive name in 1852. It had struggled mightily with its lack of identity and the subject came up again after a church service on Christmas Eve.
According to local legend, churchgoers stayed on for...
A Really Big Letter to Santa
Posted by Merry Jester on Oct 22, 2008 | 0 comments
Of all the letters that Santa Claus gets in his mailbox, this one will likely stand out. In a big way.
A Rumford, Maine, man is hoping to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by sending the largest single-page letter ever written.
The letter, which will be a missive to Santa chock full of Christmas...
