‘Tis the Season to be…?
By Jason Menard I give up. I can’t keep up the façade any longer. It’s barely mid-month and the Christmas spirit has been beaten out of me. The culprit – Christmas songs. It all started so innocently....
View ArticleHappy Holidays the Perfect Way to Say Merry Christmas
By Jason Menard To some the phrase Happy Holidays has turned into an epithet insulting of those who celebrate the “true” meaning of Christmas. Yet, what they’re missing is that this sentiment,...
View ArticleGet Your Christ Out of My Christmas
By Jason Menard OK, that’s it. I’m normally a pretty tolerant guy. I figure you’re welcome to believe whatever you want to believe (or not believe) as long as you’re not hurting or bothering anyone....
View ArticleDelusion Key to Surviving Kids’ Concerts
By Jason Menard The true sign that the holiday season is in full swing? The fact that many of us willingly subject ourselves to the ear-splitting phenomenon known as The School Concert. And the...
View ArticleA Holiday How-To Guide to Avoid Becoming a Ho-Ho-Hosebag
By Jason Menard, Too much of a good thing can ruin any experience. The celebration of the Christmas holidays can be saccharine enough by its very nature, but our more-is-better mentality can leave you...
View ArticleThe “C” Word (Relax, it’s Only Christmas!)
There’s a lyric in Sloan’s Underwhelmed which states, “The point is not the grammar, it’s the feeling.” And for many companies, that sentiment makes it tough to get sentimental during this time of...
View ArticleThe Grinches Who Conscripted Remembrance Day
By Jay Menard Christmas seems to be offending more and more people just by its very existence. And the latest weapon conscripted into the battle is the honour of our veterans. To that I say Bah Humbug...
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