Perfect holiday gifts for the wine aficionado
With the holidays fast approaching, my thoughts turn to family gatherings, gift-giving and sparkling wine - not necessarily in that order. Since the topic of family gatherings would far exceed the limited word count of this column, I will focus on gift ideas for the wine lover on your list and sparkling wines that can be essential to getting through family gatherings.
One dog on Santa’s good list, one dog on the other
Dear Santa, Hi, it's me, Kirby the dog. I know that normally dogs don't write you to ask for presents, but honestly? I'm no ordinary dog. And I've been really, really good this year, unlike my friend, No-no Lulu who is quite the bad dog. Like “barks-at-all-the-neighbors” bad. And “brings-dead-frogs-into-the-house-and-leaves-them-on-the-floor-so-the-female-human-will-scream-when-she-sees-them” bad. Honestly, Santa, I could go on and on about how bad No-no Lulu acts.
The lost opportunity of playground education
I recently visited one of the many neighborhood parks that we are fortunate to have in Morgan Hill. In fact the park near my home recently went through a playground renovation, having some of the latest and safest state of the art playground equipment installed.
Newfangled turkey dinner and a martini can take care of the shopping sting
Oh joy. It’s Christmas shopping time again. I so look forward to Black Friday, I can barely contain myself. Truth is, I rarely leave home from Thanksgiving until the following Tuesday. I went to the Gilroy Outlets one year and spent the entire day driving around looking for a parking place. The only thing I remember getting was gas.
2 letters: Stages of governmentment bondage; thanks to Santa’s helpers
A reminder written long ago about the 8 stages of government bondage
‘Big River’: A joyful ride down the Mississippi
“Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.” – Mark Twain
Church provides alternate holiday service
“Merry Christmas” or “happy holidays” are probably the most common expressions heard this time of year. Greeting cards come in the mail proclaiming, “Joy to the World.” Shoppers, meanwhile, are crowding the malls in search of gifts that will bring feelings of delight to their recipients.







