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About a week before Christmas, three big boxes arrive in the mail.  These are really big, measuring 3 feet long, two feet wide, and three feet tall.  My little sister and I know what they are and...

One of the fun things we did as kids at Christmastime was make apple Santas.  What's an apple Santa, you ask?  It's a Santa made with an apple.  Clever, huh?  What will we need? 1 big red...

The only time I saw hard liquor in the house when I was growing up was at Christmastime.  There were no bars that sold mixed drinks in my hometown in the early 1950s.  Only Honkytonks that served...

After checking all the catalogs, then going to all the stores, it's time to write my letter to Santa.  I've got a list and it's long with ten or fifteen "I wants".  This a big time for me in the...

It's Christmas Eve, 1969 and I've got to work the midnight to 6AM shift at the radio station. I don't really want to work the shift. I'd rather be at home in bed awaiting Christmas morning with my...

I GOT A JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I TOOK THE JOB AT CONVERGYS.  THEY CAME THROUGH WITH THE MONEY.  I'LL BE ABLE TO GET OVERTIME AND REGULAR RAISES.  I START IN JANUARY.

When I was a freshman in college in 1964, I had the opportunity to be Santa Claus for a group of children at an orphanage.   I had a great time and it really warmed my heart.  It was a little...

Right after Thanksgiving in the early 1950s, my hometown became magical. It became filled with the magic of Christmas. It was everywhere! Downtown,,uptown,,all over town. There was a special place on...

I'm cold!  The furnace just doesn't heat the living room much less the house.  My recliner is about 4 feet from it, yet I wear sweat pants, a sweat shirt, and hunting socks and am still cold.  TV...

It's about time to spend another day online hunting for a job. As much as I love to be on the computer, it's beginning to be a drag. But, it's better than pounding the streets and I can reach more...

I'm mad!  Madder than H,,L!  I worked for a company for 18 years and they wasted my talent.  I guess this has been brewing ever since I talked to Sara when I told her I'd been let go.  She said...

Went for an interview with a call center today.  Went through a battery of tests. I, now have more respect for call center people.  I thought I'd done so bad that they wouldn't want me.  But they...

It's the 4th day of being out of a job.  I hope this doesn't become a series of days.  There has been some good news.  My former boss called to tell me the company will extend my health insurance...

It's my third day without a job.  Am, now, trying to decide whether to try to find a job, retire, or try for disabilty.  Disability would take a long time to get.  Retirement doesn't seem a fun...

 I LOST MY JOB TODAY.  MY JOB  IS BEING TRANSFERRED TO FLORIDA.  THERE IS NO OTHER JOB IN THE BUILDING FOR ME.  I SHOULD HAVE SEEN IT COMING.  THE NOC, NETWORK OPERATIONS CENTER, HASN'T BEEN...