Tag Archive for 'Celebrate'

The Difference Between Literal And Metaphorical? One Dead Body

It’s a good thing that teenagers, both dudes and dudettes, don’t really understand the literal meaning of literal. I mean, I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve heard one young dude or the other plead with me, “Please don’t do that, Dad. I will literally die of embarrassment.” “Really?” I ask. “Literally die?” “Don’t [...]

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Put A Little Love In Your Life

Yes, dudes, it’s Valentine’s Day. I sure hope you have already purchased/made/found the right gift for your loved one, the gift that says exactly how you feel and will be accurately understood as such. And, yes, I also know that Valentine’s Day is a creepily commercial holiday designed to force people to spend unFSMly amounts [...]

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Is It Boxing Day In Tau Ceti Also?

If you’re some sort of Anglophile or something, you’re probably aware that this is Boxing Day, traditionally celebrated as the day after Christmas. As far as I know, back in the olden times, they celebrated this by having the masters and mistresses of the house wait on the staff, instead of the other way around. [...]

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