Stories for December 2001

December 31, 2001

The Day Before the Day After

New Year’s Eve, 1972: it was one of those, uh, lonely New Year’s Eves. No hot date and no hot party to go to. I was alone. So how to make the best out of it? Dad and his wife,…


December 21, 2001

Finding More Than My Hat

It’s ¡El Día Más Corto del Año Pero de los Días Está Consiguiendo más Largo y Soy Día Feliz! This is one of my most favorite holidays! Yes, it’s the advent of winter (my second least favorite season) and I…


December 18, 2001

The Art of Leveraged Bargaining

The planets were in perfect marital alignment yesterday! It was one of those days that brought out the best in my wife and I and proved just why we were a couple! I had volunteered to bring something to our…


December 10, 2001

Moving Forward on a Number of Fronts

If you remember, I was consumed by preparations for our annual Leaf Blowing Festival. While the weather has been incredibly mild for a DC fall and it seemed more like May than November, the festival was a smashing success! We…