December 2022

On The 1st Day of Christmas…

We made it?! …Welcome to another of this year’s Doug’s 12 Days of Christmas, at the intersection of the song, the children’s game, tradition, culture, and Christ-mas. If you’ve missed a few, check your in-box from yesterday, or ping Doug@doughowe.com. Today, finally… “First Day…” One of our absolutely favorite family traditions has become Disney Epcot’s […]

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Two Turt-, no, Testaments!

Welcome to another of Doug’s 12 Days of Christ-mas, at the intersection of the song, the children’s game, tradition, culture, and Christ-mas. If you’ve missed a few, check your in-box from yesterday, or ping me atDoug@doughowe.com. We’re almost down to #1, but today I’m borrowing from The Eagles, and Yellowstone, and doing Part II of

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On The 2nd Day of Christmas… A Cliff-Ramp-Moto-Knievel-Base Jump?!!

Welcome to another of Doug’s 12 Days of Christ-mas, at the intersection of the song, the children’s game, tradition, culture, and Christ-mas. If you’ve missed a few, check your in-box from yesterday, or ping Doug@doughowe.com. We’re almost down to #1, but today I’m borrowing from The Eagles, and Yellowstone, and doing just Part I of

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Three Great Virtues…

Welcome to another of this year’s Doug’s 12 Days of Christ-mas, at the intersection of the song, the children’s game, tradition, culture, and Christ-mas. If you’ve missed a few, check your in-box from yesterday, or ping Doug@doughowe.com. Today. “Three…” On the 3rd day of Christmas, the “French hens” had to do with Latin, chicken, Gallus

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“Four Camera Angles…?!”

Welcome to another of this year’s Doug’s 12 Days of Christmas, at the intersection of the song, the children’s game, tradition, culture, and Christ-mas. If you’ve missed a few, check your in-box from yesterday, or ping Doug@doughowe.com. Today. “Four…” On the 4th day of Christmas, the kids would have gotten a breath after the “Fiiiiiiiiiiive

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Fiiiiiiiiive… Golden Rings?

Welcome again to Doug’s 12 Days of Christmas, at the intersection of the song, the children’s game, tradition, culture, andChrist-mas. If you’ve missed a few, checkyour in-box from yesterday, or pingDoug@doughowe.com. Today, “Fiiiiiiiive….” On the 5th day of Christmas, the kids would be out of breath after the drummers and pipers and maids and swans,

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Seven Swans, Seven Gifts.

Welcome to another of this year’s Doug’s 12 Days of Christmas, at the intersection of the song, the children’s game, tradition, culture, and Christ-mas. If you’ve missed a few, check your in-box from yesterday, or ping Doug@doughowe.com. Today: “Seven…” Lucky Seven! Touchdown! 007. The pass line. Mickey Mantle. Ronaldo. Boomer. Elway. Kyle Boller…What comes to

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Eight Maids A-Milkin’?!

Eight Maids-a-Milkin’?! …Welcome to another of this year’s Doug’s 12 Days of Christmas, at the intersection of the song, the children’s game, tradition, culture, and Christ-mas. If you’ve missed a few, check your in-box from yesterday, or ping Doug@doughowe.com. Today. “Eight…” What do you think of when you hear “maids a-milkin’?! …Nope, I don’t know

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