REFLECTIONS

Last year the Burkean son wrote his own Chanukah Song.  You of course start with day one and then day two repeat day, etc.  You get the idea, but here is the complete list of the days. On the eighth day of Chanukah my Rabbi gave to me eight candles burning, seven cookies baking, six [...]

As a genuine member of the non-Christian American community I hereby give permission to all my readers to use the phrase  “Merry Christmas.”  I also allow you to call all the festive December gatherings you attend “Christmas Parties.”   If anyone threatens to prosecute you for a hate crime because you used the most deplored word [...]

Every year I swear I won’t go overboard on the Burkeanson’s presents.  This year I was overboard before Dec 1.  But what am I supposed to do, the kid is too wonderful not to drown in presents.  Not only does he use his own allowance to send to Operation Gratitude he also uses his own [...]