As you can see from the pic, yes indeedee there was ample time to hit golf balls and still finish the Christmas tree. Now that we’re smack dab in the middle of the Christmas season, a few thoughts…

I’m listening to the classical music station WCRI over the internet and invariably they’ll play Christmas selections played by a string quartet. Funny thing about music played by a string quartet, why do I always feel like I’m on the Titanic?

Lileks looks back on Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.

Frequent commenter Jana makes her famous cheese grits for Christmas. If you ask nicely I’ll betcha she’ll allow me to post the recipe, I’ve got it here in my recipe drawer.

My biggest problem with the Christmas season? How short the days are! I’m doing my 7 AM calls virtually in the dark. That sucks.

Looking for the perfect eggnog recipe? Me, no thanks, I’ve got my hot-buttered rum mixture all set and ready to go in the freezer.

While I prefer James Taylor’s version, this is lovely as well.

And since fellow Goodboy “Cubby” Myerow was going to ask for it anyways…