Tag Archives: Christmas

The Captain’s Quiz 6: Our First Quizmas Together (RESULTS)

Posted on December 24, 2021 by Paul

Welcome to our first Quizmas together. To kick off the proceedings, we have a special Quizmas Concert from our in-blog band, The Pauls. They will be performing a Quizmas medley. Enjoy the show. I don’t want a lot for QuizmasThere … Continue reading →

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First Time Watching: Love Actually

Posted on December 22, 2021 by Paul

To be honest with you, I thought Love Actually came out a few years ago. It felt like a 2015 thing. Nope! It came out in 2003. I was shocked. Still am, actually. The other night, I sat down and … Continue reading →

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First Time Watching: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Paul

National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is one of those movies that I always avoid whenever I see it on TV. I won’t even watch a second of it, I’ll just see the title and keep going. You can call it a … Continue reading →

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Not A Review: The Santa Clause 2

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Paul

Welcome back to another award-eligible edition of “Not A Review”, where I use words to discuss a movie, but refrain from reviewing it. I would also use pictures and numbers as a means to convey my thoughts, but this isn’t … Continue reading →

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Not A Review: Jingle All The Way

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Paul

I was going to call this a movie review, but I don’t trust myself to follow through and meet the criteria necessary to be considered as such, so let me be clear – this is a collection of words about … Continue reading →

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How We Say Hello

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Paul

I was at the annual family Christmas party last weekend, which means the dessert table had more selection than most buffets and every cheese served as an appetizer came with a story. But before all the food gets inhaled, you … Continue reading →

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50 Thoughts XXIV (Holiday Edition)

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Paul

1. When I was 5, I was coming out of a store at the mall with my mom, and Santa’s throne was straight ahead. We made eye contact and he waved at me. I waved back. If I remember correctly, … Continue reading →

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The Christmas Tag

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Paul

Thank you to Becky at Strikeouts + Sprinkles for nominating me for this festive tag! Rules: 1. Thank the blogger that tagged you and link their blog to your post. 2. List the rules in the post. 3. Answer all … Continue reading →

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Watch Where You’re Going

Posted on December 27, 2016 by Paul

I held off on this post because I didn’t want to ruin anyone’s holiday cheer. I didn’t participate in Boxing Day, but I can only imagine the bulls that were unleashed in china shops and shopping malls, alike. So I’m … Continue reading →

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Santa baby (Reblog)

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Paul

Originally posted on Rosie's Take On:
Rosie’s take on… A letter to Santa? I got this idea from Paul over at The Captain’s Speech?who wrote a letter to Santa from his 7 year old self, and encouraged everyone to…

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