Monthly Archives: December 2011

Burning the Christmas Candle at Both Ends

Posted on December 26, 2011 by chrisbohjalian

Look, I know Santa just pulled an all-nighter, flew through serious turbulence over Iceland, and had to put up with – yet again – Prancer’s “attitude” that no one has yet to write a song about him. (You live on … Continue reading →

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Perhaps pulp is not fiction just yet

Posted on December 20, 2011 by chrisbohjalian

Digital books do not merely change how we read, they change how we give. I mention this because Christmas is but a week away and Hanukkah a mere two days. In past years, this time of the year has meant … Continue reading →

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Driven snow? Not so pure.

Posted on December 11, 2011 by chrisbohjalian

We are now well into the winter driving season here in Vermont — or what was the winter driving season before we put winter into the dryer and shrunk it. To wit: Annual temperatures across the northeast have risen two … Continue reading →

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O Tannenbaum, O Tannenbaum, You really are a cat toy

Posted on December 4, 2011 by chrisbohjalian

At some point this week, perhaps even today, I will stand a live fir tree in the bay window in my living room, my small way of buying my family’s six cats’ affection for another year. Trust me, there is … Continue reading →

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USA Today — and the best book I ever found under the tree at Christmas

Posted on December 2, 2011 by chrisbohjalian

The best book I ever got for Christmas is actually a Christmas book. Sort of. It’s Patrick Dennis’s “The Joyous Season,” his hilarious and underappreciated 1964 tale of one Manhattan family’s near implosion – and Mom and Dad’s near divorce … Continue reading →

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