The Flu That Stole Christmas – Part I

Something about a dog with fake antlers, I think.

I can’t tell you one thing about the book, How the  Grinch Stole Christmas.  I feel like maybe I never read it the same way I’m pretty sure I never read Horton Hears a Who.   I think we had all Dr. Suess’s other books.

I remember being in high school and over at a girl’s house I liked.  That night, The Grinch  was on television, and I pretended to be excited by saying, “Oh yes, a classic.  Can’t wait!”  We settled in and I remember thinking, “I don’t honestly think I’ve seen this before.” READ MORE

TweetsFromParis – A Retrospective – Part II

Hey, remember all the crazy crap I did last year?  Me neither!

Thankfully the internet records all my goodness for you.  I decided to see what I was up to this past year, reflected in my tweets and Facebook status updates.

I present to you, my dearest readers (that mean the ones most dear, namely the hottest) with a few choice selections from my brain.  This is TweetsFromParis. READ MORE

TweetsFromParis – A Retrospective – Part I

Hey, remember all the crazy crap I did last year?  Me neither!

Thankfully the internet records all my goodness for you.  I decided to see what I was up to this past year, reflected in my tweets and Facebook status updates.

I present to you, my dearest readers (that mean the ones most dear, namely the hottest) with a few choice selections from my brain.  This is TweetsFromParis. READ MORE

Should I Run Around Naked This Christmas? (Please Say Yes!)

Got nothing on me, except about 40 lbs.

In my senior year of  college for spring break my folks took us to Hilton Head.   While a great idea in theory, and wildly generous, it was about fifteen degrees cooler than it should have been at that time of the year, making doing much of anything outside pretty miserable. READ MORE

Paris-Ochial – You Watched What? In High School?

Thanks for getting me hooked on Cool Ranch in ninth grade, Jay.

If you’re not familiar with my series “Paris-Ochial,” these are tales of my time at a Catholic high school as a Protestant.

Read Part I Here

Recently I was turned on to a great NPR podcast.   It’s called On  Being with Krista Trippett, and, not unlike all the other awesomeness that is NPR, it’s a deeper discussion into such things like race, social reform, and anything else that matters. READ MORE

ThoughtsFromParis Holiday Fan Party in Your Town!

Watch below…

  • Attention Atlanta Readers! – email me at dj@thoughtsfromparis.com or use my contact form and let me know if you’d like to come to our ThoughtsFromParis Holiday Fan Party Get-Together Bonanza Extravaganza on December 29th.  Drinks are on you!
  • Get A ThoughtsFromParis Holiday Card – email me your mailing address, and make sure to tweet/facebook out a link to your favorite story.
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