Tag: Christmas

It May be the Most Wonderful Time of the Year, but the Most Stressful, Too

Editor’s Note: I’ve been republishing some classic posts, and here’s a Skeptical Guy holiday classic. This one is from November 2018. YOU KNOW HOW the song goes — “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” It’s also the most stressful time of thew year, too. Everyone knows that the holiday season runs from Thanksgiving through

Continue reading

The Christmas Bonus Dilemma: Sometimes, You End Up Feeling Like Clark Griswold

I’VE WORKED THROUGH so many holiday season that I’m starting to feel a little like Clark Griswold. If that name doesn’t immediately ring a bell, the character should. It’s the role Chevy Chase played numerous times, but most memorably, in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. One thread throughout movie was how Clark was anxiously waiting to

Continue reading

Yes, It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year … But It’s the Most Stressful, Too

YOU KNOW HOW the song goes — “it’s the most wonderful time of the year.” But, it’s the most stressful time, too. Everyone knows that the holiday season that runs from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day is pretty crazy for a great many people, and, that the stress of it all spills into other parts

Continue reading

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and a Promise to Be a Better Blogger in 2018

DEAR PATIENT and loyal readers, I know there aren’t a lot of you out there just yet, but I rejoice in every one of you who is there and for your attention to this humble blog. Although I’m a veteran editor, writer, and media executive who knows how to meet a deadline, my efforts to

Continue reading

It’s Finally Time to Kiss the Office Christmas Party Goodbye

THE HEADLINE ON A STORY in The Wall Street Journal pretty much said it all: Welcome to the Post-Weinstein Holiday Party. What followed was 1,400 depressing words that basically said, without actually saying it, something that you probably already know — the company Christmas/holiday party as we know it is officially dead and gone. As The Boston Globe dryly noted,

Continue reading