Category Archives: Holidays

Merry Christmas from Florida

Posted on December 25, 2025 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.
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Festivus For The Rest Of Us

Posted on December 23, 2025 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

It’s that time of year again. I’ve written about this day before, but December 23rd is traditionally (or at least since 1997) observed as Festivus, a secular alternative to the commercialism of Christmas as proposed and observed by George Costanza’s … Continue reading →

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Happy 60th Anniversary to “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

Posted on December 9, 2025 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Sixty years ago tonight, on December 9, 1965, the soon-to-become-a-classic Christmas animated special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” aired on the CBS network for the first time. Happy 60th Anniversary to “A Charlie Brown Christmas” As a 10-year old, I was … Continue reading →

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Happy 29th Anniversary Of Meeting Cindy

Posted on October 31, 2025 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Tonight is the 29th anniversary of meeting Cindy, who turned out to be the love of my life. Here’s the story of that fateful night which I originally wrote about 12 years ago tonight.

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Holy Halloween, Batman!

Posted on October 31, 2025 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Back on Halloween in 1966 I was 11 years old. The Batman TV Series had premiered on January 12th of that year and by the time Halloween rolled around 10 months later the comic book character had become a bonafide … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year, 2020!

Posted on January 1, 2020 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

My goals for 2020. Continue reading →

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Father’s Day 2018

Posted on June 17, 2018 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

It’s been three years since I shared my Father’s Day cards, gifts, and calls here, so I thought Father’s Day 2018 was perhaps time again. First up is this awesome cap from my youngest grandchildren, Jade and Maxwell. Cindy is … Continue reading →

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day – 2018

Posted on January 15, 2018 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Although Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said many wonderful things before his life was cut short, this has always been my favorite quote of his: Since my mid-teens, I have always done my best to base my judgment of people … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2018!

Posted on January 1, 2018 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Happy New Year! Welcome to 2018 and welcome back to this blog.

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The Thoughtfulness of a Sister-in-Law

Posted on January 4, 2016 by J.M. Wetherington Sr.

Last Friday, while I was still in Florida, Cindy and I drove down to Clearwater to take my brother and his family to lunch for his birthday. It was the first time we’d been together for his birthday since we … Continue reading →

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