Saturday, October 17, 2026
Xmastime Literary Connections, by Xmastime
And he wanted to be one of them, playing in the streets, un-frightened, moving with such grace and power, but he knew this could not be. - Go Tell It on a Mountain, James Baldwin
I'm sorry. The regatta is for families. See the kids in miniature life-jackets all blown up like rubber bath toys? See the parents hanging onto a pudgy arm lest a sudden gust capture their balloon child and send them surfing to the trees? It's for families, not for us. - Spill Simmer Falter Wither, Sara Baume
Everywhere I see bliss, from which I alone am irrevocably excluded. - Frankenstein, Mary Shelley
Friday, October 16, 2026
Current Events
Does Katie Zacharia destroying Anthony Scaramucci's seemingly unbreakable record of only lasting 11 days as press secretary by doing it in 5 a leap of such proportions that its not out of order to suggest she's the Bob Beamon of press secretaries?
The Mooch is the only one of The Orange Shitstain Gang I've ever had a soft spot for, owing partly to Bill Hader's hilarious impression. Enjoy! And yes people, you ARE very welcome!
Xmastime Films
The Wegmans Aisle That Most Makes Me Feel Like I’m in the Wedding Scene from THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Watch Previous Xmastime Films Here
Watch Previous Xmastime Films Here
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Lovely Jubbly USA!
Say what you will about Dan Quayle, and everybody sure did while he was vice president 😬, but as far as I can tell he's the only U.S. vice president ever mentioned in Only Fools and Horses so I’d say all ya’ll can go eat a duck already with that shit.
From the 1991 Christmas special Miami Twice - The American Dream:
From the 1991 Christmas special Miami Twice - The American Dream:
GIRLS!
Looks like Lena Dunham's GIRLS will be returning for a short run; I blogged about it a million times throughout its run - most of which I'm guessing I'd be horrified to read now - so you'll hafta search for my brilliance on the subject yourselves, but there is little doubt that no matter how much we all hate-watched it, it was a singular look into the last days of The Golden Age of Williamsburg Brooklyn, and I for one welcome it back with open arms even if I'd hafta say that if I'm being honest I'd rather it be Adam/Ray/Elijah/whatever the name of Marnie’s husband played by Ebon Moss-Bachrach was instead of Hannah/Marnie/Sosh/the British one, but still.
I will allow myself to be awash in nostalgia and overrun with the ache for those golden days of yesterday until the show’s over, and then I’ll move on.
Desi! His name was Desi!
I will allow myself to be awash in nostalgia and overrun with the ache for those golden days of yesterday until the show’s over, and then I’ll move on.
Desi! His name was Desi!
Ugh du Jour, with (not free) Queso
I’m sure I dove into this “Trump’s tariffs are killing free chips & salsa at Mexican restaurants” article assuming I’d knock out some super-smarmy joke about the administration’s needlessly cruel immigration policy & the stupidity of the very people most vociferously cheering it on against their own financial interests and in a lot of cases their very livelihood in such a heroically hilarious manner that would result in a lot of “Xmastime once again shows why he is the voice of his generation , and EVERY generation!” headlines both here & around the planet, and it was going fairly according to plan as I breezily skimmed through it, cackling to myself with glee about what I’d be cooking up (yes, Juego de palabras intencionado) with shit like this:
Part of the appeal of the neighborhood Americanized Mexican restaurant has long been that it offers a particularly accessible kind of abundance. You can order an inexpensive combination plate and a soda, eat something hot and filling and deeply flavorful, and be out the door in 45 minutes without anybody making you feel strange about any of it.But then, just as I was about to stop cackling & start typing, I landed on this:
Everybody gets to start with something.
That hits the gut like a ton of bricks. It’s a way of life we should all be adopting as human beings, that there’s a seat for everyone at the table and nobody eats unless we all eat. Instead, we’re now at risk of losing (let’s be honest, once these things go from being free to being non-free they never go back to being free, and we know this) this living credo of love & community at the table because we’ve chosen our absolute worst human being to be the leader of the free world, and his policies that have directly lead to this possible ending of free chips & salsa at that Mexican restaurant you love are the same ones being used to disrupt & destroy as many of the lives who have brought free chips & salsa to our tables in the first place. Pitiful.
Life. It's Really Happening, Isn't It?
I never really thought about it but I probably assumed speed-dating is no longer a thing thanks to the extreme prevalence of online dating, but apparently it IS still a thing.
Meanwhile, something I’ve learned just from being an adult alive in the year 2026 Anno Domino’s Pizza as well as seeing at least one article per day on the subject is that it’s getting harder & harder for adults – especially males – to make new friends, so I’m wondering if there’s a version of speed dating but for possible friends instead of romantic partners? I have no problem believing that within 60 seconds I can ascertain whether or not I have enough similar interests for a foundation & a natural chemistry with someone else, and for some reason I seem to find this scenario much more plausible than if I just tried to interact with other people in a similar way as I bump into them throughout the course of any given day.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Know Thyself.
I don't think anybody who’s known me for more than 0 minutes would accuse me of being a control freak, but while I don’t seem to dream much when I sleep I do actively daydream pretty much constantly when I’m awake, so do I feel the need to be in control when I dream? That’s what I’m a control freak over, controlling my dreams?
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Oh Wow, Speaking of Atlanta's The Westminster Schools...
...I see that Gone with the Wind (aggravating) author Margaret Mitchell and the Michael Jordan of Civil Rights writers Taylor Branch both went there as well (albeit 36 years apart). Fascinating.
Questions About THE OFFICE. I Have Them.
Both Andy and Kevin got dumber as the series went on - Nard Dog would show flashes of sense while Kevin's stupidity reached once-thought unimaginable lows - and what I'm fascinated to be remembered of is the fact that Ed Helms and Brian Baumgarner went to high school together at Atlanta's The Westminster Schools, so I guess my question is dafuck is going on at Atlanta's The Westminster Schools? 🤔 🤷♂️
Here's to David Koechner, Todd Packer Forever
It is a truth universally acknowledged that whilst Todd Packer was a horrible person, he batted a goddam thousand every time he showed up; somehow it's only now occurred to me that even as incredible as we all know David Koechner's performance to be, it's actually underrated - the takes we're seeing have to be like the 15th or 20th takes since you KNOW there's no chance anyone could keep a straight face through almost every one of his goddam lines. Incredible.
David Koechner is the World B. Free of sitcoms.
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