Author Archives: Abby

Advent-ures: A Very Netflix Christmas

Back when I was new to being a kid, I remember getting disproportionately excited on those two nights in late November/early December when I was allowed to stay awake and watch Christmas Specials! As the youngest of 4 (later to be displaced by my darling bouncing baby brother), it was always a big deal toContinue reading “Advent-ures: A Very Netflix Christmas”

Reasons Why Vintage Men Are Better

1.) They wear bow ties more than your average (non-stripper) twenty-something-year-old. 2.) Old men frequently wear more tweed newsie-style hats than other age groups. 3.) They rock suspenders. 4.) They wore everything now-popular before it got popular, making them . . . dare I say . . . the original hipsters? 5.) Despite societal shifts,Continue reading “Reasons Why Vintage Men Are Better”

For the Love of Language!

“I know your head aches; I know you’re tired; I know your nerves are as raw as meat in a butcher’s window. But think what you’re trying to accomplish. Think what you’re dealing with. The majesty and grandeur of the English language, it’s the greatest possession we have. The noblest thoughts that ever flowed throughContinue reading “For the Love of Language!”

Advent is Coming! Advent is Coming! (That’s Redundant Redundancy!)

“Advent” comes from Latin, and it basically means arrival or coming. It is a time to pause and recognize the arriving HOPE in the form of Jesus Christ, God incarnate! I love pausing in the mayhem of Christmas preparations to recognize and appreciate that Jesus coming was heralded throughout the ages; foretold throughout history as the coming hopeContinue reading “Advent is Coming! Advent is Coming! (That’s Redundant Redundancy!)”

Facebook Status SHUT-Up[!]dates.

Warning: This could possibly be deemed “a rant”. I know Mark Twain wasn’t talking about facebook per se, but he probably would vehemently apply this philosophy to social networking sites as much as other forms of communication . . . I find it highly frustrating when people air their complaints to the Facebook world viaContinue reading “Facebook Status SHUT-Up[!]dates.”