The Peach Martini

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12/4 An elf of very few words…

I am an elf of very few words today…it’s Christmas card day, and I’m nursing a taco hangover from last night. **Results from the previous day** Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas – 44.7% Charlie Brown Christmas – 55.3%…
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12/3 Welcome to the party, pal

Can you imagine if Ahhnold or Richard Gere had actually agreed to take the role of McClane in Die Hard? Or…heaven forbid…Don Johnson? *shudders* Fun fact: The studio was contractually obligated to offer the role to Frank Sinatra. If you…
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Book Review: Winterhouse (Winterhouse #1) by Ben Guterson

Book: Winterhouse (Winterhouse #1) Author: Ben Guterson eBook/Kindle (Library) Pages: 384 Genre(s) / Theme(s): middle grade, fantasy, mystery, fiction, christmas, holiday, magic, puzzles, adventure Date Read: 2 December 2021 Description from Goodreads: “Orphan Elizabeth Somers’s malevolent aunt and uncle ship…
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12/2 Thanks for voting, ya filthy animals

This is the highest response rate yet! Well done, folks. Well done. Did you see that you can book the Home Alone house on airbnb starting next week? It’s only for one date (12/12) and it’s only $25! I think…
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12/1 An unsurprising victory…and more coffee, please

This post is brought to you by the delicious miracle that is coffee. Try some today! Today is my Monday, so I’m not quite with it yet. The coffee is still brewing, and they are doing some kind of construction…
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11/30 Santa’s gone, send in the Muppets!

Sadly, Santa Claus didn’t quite make it to town…I’d like to think he stopped off for a pint of holiday cheer and just couldn’t go on. And now he’ll drown his sorrows in another pint because he was beaten by…
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11/29 A lesson in love, lies, and moving on…(that got deep…sorry)

Yesterday’s pairing was a struggle for me. I love both movies dearly, even if Love Actually is basically a tale of how we as human beings can manage to make love f*cked up – we do have the saving grace…
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11/26 A new day, a new pair of movies!

As we roll out of bed battling our gravy-induced hangovers, we find ourselves faced with the ultimate question: If I put stuffing in a thermos, will it stay warm enough to enjoy during Black Friday shopping? (…I’m being told that…
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