Friday, December 20, 2013

'Tis the Season!




'Tis the season once more, dear reader.  The yule tide has rolled in to fill us with the holly jolly-ness of another Christmas.  Oh, the fond memories and feelings that fill me when I think of Christmases past.  I remember the house decorated with strings of glowing lights, the tree so beautifully adorned and the presents wrapped with care beneath it.  I was too young, too innocent, to recognize the incredibly creepy prospect of a fat man in a red suit gaining surreptitious entrance to your home in the dead of night to reward good little boys and girls with gifts crafted by his legion of elves.  But only if you're good, mind you!  And I was very seldom good.

A conversation I remember having with my mother when I was a boy:
Me: "How does Santa get into the house since we don't have a chimney?"
Her: "He can pass right through the door...like a ghost."

Now that's scary!

Forget shaking the packages in a furtive attempt to surmise the mystery inside, I was far more devious.  I would sneak to the tree and skillfully tear away tiny pieces of wrapping paper in order to glean a peek at my perspective gifts.  I would relentlessly interrogate my grandmother until she spilled the beans.  I eavesdropped on my mother's conversations with her friends.  The mystery was too much.  It gnawed at me.

Then my mother became an atheist.  So long, St. Nick.

As materialistic as I might have been (may still be), there was always something about the season that filled me with an effulgent feeling.  Christmas was special.  I felt a kinship with my fellow man.  I was brimming with goodwill.  I thought the best of people.  All was right with the world.  That kind of optimism and warmth quickly faded with maturity and I turned into the cynical curmudgeon I am now.  Still, memories of those warm feelings return at times and I'm reminded that Christmas is about giving.  Too often we celebrate the holiday with feckless materialism and greed.  It is truly better to give than receive.  It's the kind of selflessness that nourishes the soul and is too often overlooked.  I'd like to wish each and every one of you a very happy holiday season and a Merry Christmas!  That is, unless you've been naughty....



Feel free to share your own fondest Christmas memories in the comments section below.

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Blu-ray #MovieMagic Giveaway (CLOSED)




Want the chance to win one of these awesome Blu-rays courtesy of Blu-ray #MovieMagic?  

• The Little Mermaid - Diamond Edition 
• The Lone Ranger 
• Monsters University 
• Angels Rising 
• Rise of The Guardians 
• Despicable Me 2 
• Turbo 
• Grown Ups 2 
• Wizard of Oz 3D 
• The Wolverine 
• Star Trek: Into Darkness 
• White House Down 
• Fast 6 
• Pacific Rim 
• After Earth 
• Man of Steel 
• Red 2 
• World War Z 
• 2 Guns 
• Weeds: The Complete Collection 
• Predator 3D

It's simple.  Follow these three steps:

1.) Follow my blog (located in the sidebar). 
2.) Share this blog post on your favorite social media platform.
3.) Leave a link to the shared post in the comments section below, along with your contact email.  

It's that simple!  Now read up about Blu-ray #MovieMagic and check out the #MovieMagic app below.  The winner will be notified by email on 12/15.  Winner will receive one of the above listed Blu-rays, drawn randomly.  Contest is open to the U.S. only.

About Blu-ray #MovieMagic:

You Haven’t Seen Your Favorite Movie Until You’ve Seen the Special Features! 

This Holiday rediscover the #MovieMagic behind your favorite films. Blu-ray offers exclusive special features that put you in the filmmaker’s chair, with a behind-the-scenes access to all of the magic: Special effects, talent interviews, alternative endings, unreleased scenes, bloopers, and more! 

With a Blu-ray combo pack, you can enjoy your favorite films in high-definition whenever and wherever you want. You can keep the Blu-ray disc in the living room, DVD in the car, and the digital copy on your phone for when you’re on the move! 

Grab your favorite movie lover a Blu-ray this holiday! 

Highlights: 
• With the combo pack you can take your favorite films wherever you go. You can keep the Blu-ray disc in the living room, DVD for the car, and the digital copy on your mobile phone while on the move! 
• Blu-ray lets you to watch your favorite movies with unmatched sound and video that is SIX TIMES the quality of DVDs! 
• Blu-ray offers the most premium possible in home entertainment experience 
• You don’t have to worry about the buffering that happens with streaming videos 





Contest rules:
Each household is only eligible to win ONE #MovieMagic Title via blog reviews and giveaways. Only one entrant per mailing address per giveaway. If you have won the same prize on another blog, you will not be eligible to win it again. Winner is subject to eligibility verification. Contest open to the U.S. only.


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