Category Archives: Holidays

I Resolve

Posted on January 8, 2017 by Sheila Moss

It’s time to make New Year’s Resolutions again. Everyone is feeling a bit guilty about all those calories consumed over the holidays. The beginning of the calendar year always seems like a good time to get a fresh start. Looking … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Humor | Tagged Adult education, Be productive, Don't worry, Eat healthy, Get organized, Lose weight, More sleep, New Year's Resolutions, No Resolutions, Relax, Save money, self-improvement, Stop smoking | 4 Comments

Mind Your Peas

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Sheila Moss

Have a bad year and are wishing for better luck next year? Try eating some black-eyed peas. Black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day are a southern tradition. There seems to be little agreement on how this custom began, though, or … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Holidays, Humor, Southern Humor | Tagged Black-eyed Peas, Comfort Food, Cowpeas, Good Luck, Happy New Year, Lucky Foods, New Year's, Soul Food, Southern traditions, Superstition, Traditional foods | 7 Comments

An Interview with Father Time

Posted on December 30, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Father Time, before we begin I just have to ask you this. Do you hate it when your alarm clock goes off in the morning? Oh, my dear, I do not have a clock or an alarm. Those were invented … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Humor | Tagged 2017, Auld Lang Syne, Clock, Father Time, Happy New Year, Midnight, New Year, New Year's Baby, Out of time, Passing time, time, Time management, What time is it? | 5 Comments

With Resolution

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Well, it’s almost the beginning of the year again and everyone is talking about making New Year’s resolutions, as if turning the page on the calendar is incentive enough for ending all bad habits and beginning of a new page … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Humor | Tagged Attitude change, Bad Habits, Behavior, Bucket list, Calendar, Change, End of Year, Happy New Year, New Year's Resolutions, Personal growth, Personal improvement, self-improvement, Shortcomings | 6 Comments

101 Things to Do With a Dead Christmas Tree

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Sheila Moss

That real, live Christmas tree seemed so special when you decided to buy it. Now, there it is in the middle of the living room, the once alive Christmas tree drawing its last breath. Now some people may just want … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafts/Hobbies, Holidays, Humor | Tagged After Christmas, Brain storming, Christmas Tree, Creative thinking, Dead trees, Imaginative ideas, Original ideas, Things to do, Thinking outside the box, White Elephants | 3 Comments

I’m a Grinch

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Some people handle Christmas well. They have cards addressed from their alphabetized list and sent out by the first of December. I consider sending cards the week before Christmas, but forget to buy them and can’t find my list anyhow. … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Humor | Tagged Charlie Brown, Christmas, Christmas Cards, Christmas Lights, Christmas trees, Gift Cards, Grinch, Santa, Scrooge, Wrapping gifts | 7 Comments

An Interview with Santa

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Humor Columnist Blog is proud to present an exclusive interview with one of the most famous personalities of our time and all time. We have managed to wrangle an interview with one of the truly great humanitarians and philanthropists. Please welcome, … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Humor | Tagged Christmas, Elves, Gifts, Interview, kids, North Pole, Red Suit, Reindeer, Santa Claus | 2 Comments

The Yuletide Stalker

Posted on December 14, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Help! I’m being stalked! Yes, lurking outside my bedroom door this morning was a stalker, just waiting for me to innocently leave my boudoir and head toward the kitchen, still rubbing the sleep out of my eyes and contemplating the … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays, Humor | Tagged Christmas, Christmas spirit, Christmas Tree, crafts, Decorations, Elves, Gifts, Holidays, Ornaments, Shopping, Yuletide | 1 Comment

The Cat Toy

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Sheila Moss

Look at the shiny cat toy my humans have put in the living room just for me! I love my humans. It is exactly what I wanted for Christmas, a tree with shiny balls all over it for me to … Continue reading →

Posted in Creatures, Holidays, Humor | Tagged animal behavior, Cat stories, cats, Christmas, Funny, Ornaments, Toys | 3 Comments

A Christmas Weather Forecast

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Sheila Moss

The following is a Special Weather Statement issued for the Christmas Holiday Season: December is expected to bring above normal levels of stress in both northern and southern areas of the country. Shoppers are expected to move into the region … Continue reading →