Naughty or nice list
Killing people with guns
Donating to a charity
Judging based on appearance
Praying that people will stop killing others with guns
Writing sensible gun laws
Decreasing consumption
Treating everyone with respect
Broadening travel horizons
Taking a bag for litter on hikes
Eating your sister’s dessert
Some places to shop besides chains
Artists Co-op of Reno, 627 Mill St.
Sparks Heritage Museum, 814 Victorian Ave.
Nevada State Museum, 600 N. Carson St.
Nevada Historical Society, 1650 N Virginia St., Carson City
Nevada Legislature Gift Shop, Fifth and Carson streets, Carson City
Nevada Museum of Art, 160 W. Liberty St.
Western Folklife Center, 501 Railroad St., Elko
The worst Christmas music
“Wonderful Christmastime,” Paul McCartney
“Santa Baby,” by anybody
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Band Aid
“Winter Wonderland,” any version
“Jingle Bell Rock,” Bobby Helms
“All I Want for Christmas is You,” Mariah Carey
“The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t be Late),” Alvin and the Chipmunks
“The Christmas Shoes,” NewSong
“Hark! The Herald Angels Sing,” Bob Dylan
“Step into Christmas,” Elton John
“Here Comes Santa Claus,” any version
“Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” any version recorded after 1960
“Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer,” Elmo & Patsy
Messiah, George Frideric Handel
Things that belong
in Christmas trees
Birds
Soil
Treehouses
Fungi
Squirrels
Cones
Insects
Carbon dioxide
Children
Animated shorts
» Seasin’s Greetinks! (Popeye)
» Christmas Comes But Once a Year
» Gift Wrapped (Sylvester and Tweety)
» Mickey’s Good Deed
» The Night Before Christmas (Tom and Jerry)
» The Nutcracker (1973)
» Peace on Earth (1939)
» Pluto’s Christmas Tree
» Good Will to Men (1955)
» The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (Merrie Melodies)
» Toy Tinkers (Chip ’n’ Dale and Donald)
Christmas shopping list
1 dozen eggs
1 pound confectioner’s sugar
3 cups brandy
1 cup peach brandy
2 quarts half and half
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons vanilla
nutmeg for garnish
Nevada children’s book authors and their titles
Ann Herbert Scott
On Mother’s Lap
Grandmother’s Chair
Brave as a Mountain Lion
Sam
Teddy Swecker
Spirit Walkers
Ducks Ducks
Children In Distress
Under Open Skies
Karen Collett Wilson/ Susan Zerga
Pogonip Magic
Autumn Rescue
The Curious Adventure: a Summer Deer Tale
Terri Farley
7 Tears into the Sea
Wild at Heart
Movies to seek out at Christmas
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 animation)
Miracle on 34th Street
The Lemon Drop Kid
The Princess Bride
The Bishop’s Wife
We’re No Angels
Love Actually
The Holiday
Holiday Inn
Fitzwilly
ReindeerWhose Names You Might Not Recall
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Gregor the Fish-Eating Reindeer
Goldie Fawn
Roderick Something-Something
John Deer
Dunder
Blixem
Reginald the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Joe Buck
John Doe
Movies to avoid at Christmas
It’s a Wonderful Life
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Home Alone
The Santa Clause
Die Hard
The Family Stone
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
Four Christmases
The best Christmas music
“Happy Xmas (War is Over),” John Lennon
“Frosty the Snowman,” The Ronettes
“It’s Christmastime,” James Brown
“Fairytale of New York,” The Pogues & Kristy MacColl
“Merry Christmas, Baby,” Otis Redding
“Christmas Time is Here,” Vince Guaraldi Trio
“Santa Claus,” The Sonics
“Christmas in Hollis,” Run-DMC
“Blue Christmas,” Elvis Presley
“River,” Joni Mitchell
“White Christmas,” Bing Crosby
“Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” Frank Sinatra
“The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire),” Nat King Cole
“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home),” Darlene Love
“Little Drummer Boy,” Low
“Santa’s Got a Bag of Soul,” The Poets of Rhythm
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town,” Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band
“A Christmas Fucking Miracle,” Run the Jewels
The Nutcracker, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Things to do before Christmas
Separate 12 eggs, saving the whites from 8
Beat the yolks until light-colored.
Slowly add 2 cups brandy
Slowly add the sugar
Slowly blend in the half and half and then the remaining brandy and peach brandy. Sprinkle the spices over the mixture and continue blending.
Beat the 8 egg whites until fluffy, then fold onto the rest
Garnish each serving with nutmeg
Drink and repeat
Other December Holidays
Hanukkah: Dec. 6-14
Bodhi Day: Dec. 8
Saturnalia: Dec. 17
The premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Dec. 18
Winter Solstice: Dec. 22
Festivus: Dec. 23
Boxing Day: Dec. 26
Saint Stephen’s Day: Dec. 26
Kwanzaa: Dec. 26-Jan. 1
Dennis Myers’ birthday: Dec. 28
New Year’s Eve: Dec. 31
Top religions that did not invent the Winter Solstice holiday
» Christianity
» Islam
» Hinduism
» Buddhism
» Sikhism
» Juche
» Judaism
» Baha’i
» Jainism
» Shinto
» Cao Dai
» Zoroastrianism
» Tenrikyo
» Unitarian-Universalism
» Rastafarianism
» Scientology
People I’m taking off
my Christmas gift list
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Donald Trump
Wayne LaPierre
Anyone who says there’s a war on Christmas
Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
Edward D. Breen
Marijn Dekkers
That guy who just cut me off
Ben Carson
Andrew N. Liveris