An idea struck me earlier this week to combine a classic Christmas story/movie with a classic country song. It took a couple days to figure out the lyrics, but I’m pretty pleased with how it turned out. Hope you enjoy it, Merry Christmas! The Grinch Went Down to Whoville based on “How the Grinch Stole [...]
With the holidays rapidly approaching, it means it’s time for one of the great traditions in the low-brass world: Tubachristmas! What a great idea! Outdoor concerts all over the country where low-brass players get together by the hundreds and play Christmas carols. But, unfortunately, I play trombone, so I’m not invited! This made me sad. [...]
Happy 2010! Can you believe it? The year flew by and this past week was certainly no exception. As always, I had grand plans for the many things I would get done during my week off between Christmas and New Year’s and, as always, my actual productivity fell far short of the mark. But that’s [...]
Another Christmas come and gone! Shelley and I (and the cats) spent a very busy weekend in Delaware celebrating with my family. Aside from big family dinners and gift-opening festivities at both of my parents’ houses, we took the opportunity to do some other things, like bowling with my sister, going to church with my [...]
I came across this article while looking through today’s “Oddly Enough” headlines, and I just had to pass it along to you fine folks. Hallmark has recalled thousands of giant snow globes (pictured right) due to a fire hazard caused by the innocently smiling snowmen. Apparently, when placed in direct sunlight, the snow globe acts [...]
The other day, I was doing some online Christmas shopping, and was buying a t-shirt for someone on BustedTees. I did a serious double-take on the next to last step of my order, when I was presented with the following screen (click to see full size): Notice anything odd there? What is the arrow on [...]
What a busy weekend! There’s always a lot going on in December as the holidays approach, and this weekend was no exception. It started off Friday night in a rather improbable way: a hockey game! Shelley doesn’t like ice hockey very much, mostly due to the fighting, and we don’t live near my Flyers, so [...]
