Brad Hollerbach is the Director of Information Technology for the Southeast Missourian. His opinions are his own and do not reflect those of the newspaper or its editorial board. He writes this blog primarily for his own amusement and to parody the absurdities of the world we live in. He lives with his wife and two cats that don't really care for one another in Cape.

A Christmas Buffet:
Card Photos, My Daddy's & Bell Ringers

Posted Thursday, December 18, 2008, at 10:37 AM

Here are a few Christmas odds-and-ends, which I don't want to hold over to next year.

Merry Christmas and thanks for reading.

Christmas Card Photos

My wife and I don't have kids, so we haven't been allowed to see the "Big Book of Parenting Rules" that all parents are issued when they bring a child into this world.

I was wondering if this book of rules indicates the age that parents should stop sending photos of their kids with Christmas cards?

Is it 12? 16? Perhaps 18? Or is there no age restriction? Could there be some octogenarians out there who still include photos of their kids with their Christmas cards?

"Here's a photo of a little Jimmy. We took it the day after he was named the senior vice president of sales."

Not that there is anything wrong with including photos of your children in Christmas cards. In this fast-paced world and the "over-scheduling" of parents and children alike, it's often impossible to stay connected with close friends.

Even more so, if they live in a different city. Photos are one way to easily stay connected.

And it's a good way to use up some of the 300 wallet sized photos that you got of your child from school picture day.

My Daddys Holiday Coffee

My wife and I both like eating at My Daddy's Cheesecake although we rarely order their cheesecake. I know, it almost seems a little sacrilegious considering that cheesecake is part of their name, but we like their pies and other sweets better.

We also like their Bourbon Pecan coffee and keep a pound at home. My Daddy's gets it from the Breve Roasting Company in St. Louis who I assume also supplied them with the coffee flavor they have in for the holidays, "Mistletoe Kiss."

Interesting marketing.

I'm not so sure I would have named a food product after a poisonous plant.

Makes me want to order up a cup so I can dunk my Deadly Nightshade Sugar Cookies.

Salvation Army Bell Ringers

When I enter a store that has a Salvation Army bell-ringer present, I will often pretend to be engrossed in conversation - even if I'm by myself. That's easy to do these days with the proliferation of those cell phone Bluetooth headsets.

In the old days -- say about 2001 or 2002 -- if you walked into a store talking to yourself, everyone would think you were nuts.

Now, they think you're connected.

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Ironically, your initials (B.H.) could also stand for Bah Humbug.

-- Posted by WhatsamattaU on Fri, Dec 26, 2008, at 9:26 AM
Actually, my middle initial is "A", so my initials do spell out BAH. I had nothing to do with that choice of a a monogram. I certainly don't consider myself a humbug.

Thanks for reading.

-- Posted by Brad_Hollerbach on Fri, Dec 26, 2008, at 9:41 AM

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A Christmas Buffet: Card Photos, My Daddy's & Bell Ringers