...myself for spending too much money for the holidays.  Again.

I love buying presents for people I know, especially if I find the perfect gift.  I believe in giving a lot of thought to gifts, and while I don't always give material items, I do give what I think the person will want the most.…

Going along with the Santa theme, my husband and I try to have fun giving the kids their presents from Santa.  

One year, we bought a bike ride for the car.  It was a Santa present to the entire family.  But neither my dear husband or I wanted to put the present under the tree.  For one thing, it wouldn't fit.  For another, well, sometimes the fun is in the journey.…

I have nothing for this.  

Nada.  

Zip.

Zilch.

I had several people try to manipulate me through constant pestering.  So now I respond rather poorly to someone who can't take either 'yes' or 'no' for an answer.  

Instead, I will post one of my favorite portraits:  "The Librarian" by Arcimboldo.…

... while I am a writer, I get as much enjoyment and satisfaction from programming in Python or throwing together web pages with HTML 5 and CSS as I do from writing a new chapter in a novel.  I can be a Grammar Nazi, but I also tend to make up words when I feel none of the existing words will do.  I believe algebra and the algebraic method needs to be a mandatory part of education because of the logic needed to solve problems.  I love learning from classes, but I also think life teaches us…