
Dec. 11 The Yule Grog
“Aren’t we forgetting the true meaning of Christmas. You know, the birth of Santa?” -Matt Groening Greetings my thirsty readers! Back on...

Dec. 10 Drink Your Ovaltine
Ninety seconds later I'm in the only room in the house where a boy of nine can sit in privacy and decode. Ah! "B." I went to the next....

Dec. 9 Captain of Industry
“It's Christmas Eve! It's... it's the one night of the year when we all act a little nicer, we... we... we smile a little easier, we......

Dec. 8 Angry Elf
"The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." Maybe singing will make things better. Sometimes, even during...

Dec. 7 Little Saint Nick
I’d read about it for a long time, and I knew I had to finally have the official cocktail of New Orleans, a city I’d fallen fast in love...

Dec. 6 A Feast of Seven Wishes
Last night was one of those nights. We had a new mug release at the bar, and I felt, for the first time in awhile, that sense of...

Dec. 5 What Child is This?
The virus had ravaged the outer rim for close to a year. Though the people of Tatooine had removed Jabba from power, he seemed content to...

Dec. 4 Dance of the Sugar Plum Duppy
In Vera Nazarian's book, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration, she writes "The nutcracker sits under the holiday tree, a guardian of...

Dec. 3 Island Fruitcake
Legendary island-life aficionado, Jimmy Buffet, once said "There's a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us." Maybe he's saying...

Dec. 2 Scrooge McDaiq
There are many things about the holiday season which bring to mind joy and celebration, laughter and cheer. Charles Dickens even wrote...