Danny Wuerffel is the latest athlete to cut a CD, but unlike other jocks, he’s not flowing about the grittiness of the mean streets. On the 14-song Heaven and Nature Sings – Christmas with Danny Wuerffel, Family, and Friends, the Bears’ quarterback lends his vocal stylings to such chestnuts as Silent Night and Joy to… Read more »
Posts Tagged: holidays
Spurrier
Wow! I’m sitting here in LA with ESPN’s Best of Sportscenter on the TV and I just saw Steve Spurrier wish all the armed forces a Merry Christmas. That was cool.
Song
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – John Lennon This is my favorite Christmas song. It’s one of my favorite songs period. I can’t remember a Christmas that I didn’t hear this song. This was notably the second year in a row that I failed to hear Alice’s Restaurant by Arlo Guthrie on Thanksgiving.
Eve
Double Merry Super Christmas Eve! Or, alternately, Bah Humbug! You choose.
Gift
Woo hoo! I got my Secret Santa gift yesterday. It’s a very merry Homer Simpson Collector’s Trivia Tin! Thank you, Lee! Click ‘more’ for some great Simpsons links!
Fringe Barbies
Just in time for Christmas! Check out Tourette Syndrome Barbie and Leprosy Barbie!
Turkey Day
Happy Thanksgiving! Do you like the holiday colors? I saw a blog that had DHTML snow falling across the screen, but I think that might be a bit over-the-top. Instead, I hope you’ll be happy with a bit of red and forest green (#228B22). I think this would be a good time to admit that… Read more »
Halloween
PimpHats.com sells .. well … hats … for pimps. Halloween is on the way. What are you going to be? I’ve never really gotten into the whole Halloween schtick. I think it’s because I was traumatized when my mom dressed my sister and me as Smurfs one year in elementary school. They were great homemade… Read more »
February 14
The History of Valentine’s Day Every February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday?
Scared Stiff
I am frightened to announce that Scared Stiff, “a unique, new publication that presents the Halloween industry from the actor’s perspective,” has not been updated since early last year.
Assorted Links
Today’s Groovy Net Finds: dack.com World of Jill Matrix good text at dakotasmith.org Two from Follow Me Here: Elephant tramples man and keeps the corpse Passerby may have ignored dead woman college football bowl summary webmonkey and some post pre-holiday brad goodness
Gifts
Wow! I got my second Christmas present today, thanks to the Weblogger Gift Exchange (created by bjb) and Tara @ ratcrap.com. Adcult: The Triumph of Advertising in American Culture. It’s a great book! It was written by one of my professors at UF and is an excellent read. Thanks, Tara!