Marv’s Holiday Gift-Giving Guide
It should be “black Friday” by the time you read this, the day that retailers hope we’ll troop dutifully to their brick and mortar or even their online stores and make enough purchases that as of today, their year turns from unprofitable to profitable.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that […]

What’s YOUR favorite Christmas song?
(Asked in Columbia) 
 
“‘Carol of the Bells!’ I’ve always been absolutely fond of it since I was a little kid. My mom’s chorus sang it once for us, in church. I was probably seven or eight. I’ve always loved that song! It’s just a really pretty song; nothing deep there. I have […]

Make Mine Mushy
It’s that time of year when our thoughts turn to mush. You know…sentimental commercials, soupy print ads and cards with cute puppies or snowmen. Yup, it’s nearly the holidays.
The funny thing is…I fall for all of it.
Last night there was a TV commercial about an older child coming home, through a “storm tossed […]

Quite a few people from the Mother Lode, I’m discovering, made the trek to West Fest (the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock, on October 25th, in Golden Gate Park)! Many more, however, did not make it; as they couldn’t break away from their work – or didn’t have gas money.  But 100,000 did show up! Several […]

Postal Service Delivers…and Takes
Marion, IA – Neither snow nor rain not heat nor gloom of night will keep the postal service from delivering mail, but in this case, it also won’t keep them from getting drunk, breaking in and eating your food. An Iowa postal carrier has been arrested and charged for public intoxication after […]