Christmas

Not a single person I asked this week about this most unusual holiday symbol knew what I was talking about.

Cats are like having perpetual three-year-olds.

The worst thing I recall ever receiving at a white elephant party was probably the year I opened up a gift pack of Blue Seduction by Antonio Banderas. We ended up drunkenly wrestling the bottle away from one another for hours in an effort to spray unsuspecting friends and family members on the back of the neck.

They’re entertainers by trade.

“We hear that a lot,” he explained.

You’re telling me that the website is down 17 days before Christmas?

I'm not trying to take anything away from Twin Falls, but Caldwell's lights and ice skating rink look like something out of a Hallmark movie.

The Downtown Commons Ice Skating rink in Twin Falls is officially open. Southern Idaho enthusiasts can rent skates, or bring their own, and have fun into 2022.

Those who climb aboard will get the chance to view wildlife, feed Rocky Mountain Elk, and take in the beauty of the central Idaho backcountry near Tamarack Ski Resort.

These are products, often dairy, that can be perishable.

The property was built in 1994, and the decoration has been lit just about every year since. I've spoken to a couple of people that remember seeing it lit for the first time more than a quarter of a century ago.

As long as the lights look good and the family's most cherished bulbs and ornaments are on it, I'm fine with not watering the thing and cleaning up sap and needles.

We are big fans of holiday decorating in our family. I'd like to think my skills are pretty advanced in the category of exterior holiday decorating, but since moving to Twin Falls years ago one neighbor has outdone me by leaps and bounds.

This isn’t the first time the old elf is in short supply.

The familiar smell of chili and bonfires filled the air around me as I stood in the back of the property near the maintenance garage listening to KOOL 96.5, Twin Falls' "Christmas Station."

What the heck was I thinking?

This week I broke the seal and poured a glass.

Buy some shirts. Have some fun!

Times were tight.

For me, Christmas is about lights and music.