Today on Alphabet City: JP learns during his first Christmas in NYC that handsome wrapping can’t make up for small packages. Viewer Discretion Advised. My first Christmas in Alphabet City turned out to be rather disappointing. Although I was alone, I wasn’t sad exactly. Living thousands of miles away from my Texas family finally provided [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘christmas’
December 18, 2009
These Boots Are Made for Savin’
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul’s charitable giving reminds him of a dramatic time in South Africa with Ashley Judd. ‘Tis the season—for charity, evidently. Lest you think from yesterday’s post that I’m completely neurotic about the holiday season, I do often feel charitable in the last month of the year. And I’m not alone. [...]
December 17, 2009
Postal Guilt
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul laments the guilt brought on by the Christmas (card) season ‘Tis the season for guilt—and I’m blaming the US Post Office. Every day, tucked between the mounds of catalogs and discount Broadway ticket offers are the neatly addressed offenders—Christmas Cards. Or Holiday Greetings if you prefer the PC term. [...]
December 10, 2009
(Gay)DivaNTrainingMegaMix
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul worries that his niece’s Christmas gift might turn her gay. It’s becoming clear that I hope my niece Hannah will turn into a Gay Man. Mind you, not in a sex change Chaz Bono kind of way. But more in terms of her aesthetic. I blame her mother, my [...]
December 7, 2009
Dancing Santa
Today on Alphabet City: Jon Paul reveals some of his quirky holiday obsessions Forget the presents and the parties—it’s the small rituals of the holiday season that excite me. When I was a kid, my favorite part of every December morn was rushing out of my room and plugging in a rickety plastic gingerbread house [...]
