Beers at the Nifty

Life so easy these days. Life so hard these days. When my mother said “Son, get on the stick”, she’d

Every Saturday in December, we share a Beers at the Nifty “Christmas classic”. Today’s post originally ran 12/15/2021, to great

I love traditions. They’re so traditional. They’re a large part of what makes this time of year feel familiar. ‘Familiar’

Another ‘Christmas Classic’! Originally run in another galaxy far, far away… Christmas day, 2023 No one ever lists ‘selfless’ as

Thanksgiving used to be so easy, so relaxing – my favorite holiday. But then ‘correctness’ struck, and things got complicated…

Birthdays as different as the people they celebrate. Or don’t, as the case may be, me a bit of a

Every Saturday in December, and a couple in November – even today’s pre-Thanksgiving, much to My Captor’s chagrin – we

Anything – even the slightest inconvenience – disturbing my routine, sets me to grumbling. Daylight Saving Time is/was a minor

Weird, even the government shutdown can’t stop Daylight Saving Time. And while I’m not a fan of DST, I can’t

I’m still waiting for Kohoutek’s arrival. In 1973, it was to be the ‘Comet of the Century’, lighting up our