Michael’s Musings
Dogs have it made. I think a lot of us can recognize the truth in that statement. I’ve always known this on some level, but over the holidays, this fact was driven home ten-fold. I spent a lot of time with my four-legged friend, observing her quirks and peculiar nature–how demanding she becomes...
Whenever the holiday season comes to an end, like it recently did, I feel a bit bleak. The end of the holidays signal the beginning of winter in my mind. Winter officially kicked off on Dec. 21, but who’s counting a few days here and there. With the kids back in school, the holidays are but a...
Hitting the reset button is the official go-to for any novice techy, me included. Whenever something isn’t quite right with the computer, streaming box, or iPhone–it’s time to stretch the index finger and press the reset button.
I tend to view January 1 the same way. I’ve never been big on New...
Christmas is celebrated by billions of people around the globe, making it one of the most widely observed holidays on the planet. For Christians, it marks the birth of Jesus—a gift from God to a world in need of redemption, hope, and love. For others, Christmas can represent an opportunity for...
Holiday gift giving can be a bit of a double edge sword. It’s fun exchanging presents with friends and family, but picking out the perfect Christmas gift can be a challenge, especially when people don’t really need more “stuff” to fill their already overflowing homes.
In recent years, more...
My wife launched a campaign to convince the family to put up our artificial Christmas tree as the main display tree for this holiday season. Normally reserved for basement duty, she made the case for using the artificial tree this year, mainly for the convenience factor and to save on cost.
For...
With the warmer temps leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday last week, many neighbors decorated the exteriors of their homes with festive holiday lights. I, too, channeled my inner Clark Griswold and partook in the annual tradition of stringing lights across my front porch and above the garage...
Black Friday is near, a day that used to strike fear into my heart. Crowds, long lines, and shopping in general are all things I don’t particularly enjoy. It’s been several years since I’ve ventured out on a Black Friday.
A recent ad reminded me of how crazy Black Friday used to be, when...
Living in a politically divisive climate such as ours, I can’t help but notice what feels like an increase in black-and-white thinking.
Black-and-white thinking is one of the oldest mental traps in the book. It represents the tendency to see things in extremes — good or bad, right or wrong,...
If you have kids or grandkids, especially around the teenage range, you’ve more than likely heard the two-digit phrase “six-seven” which has made recent headlines as it was chosen to be Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year (WOTY).
So, what exactly does six-seven mean? To be perfectly honest –...
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