Joy To Everyone Else

We are in the middle of the holiday “season.” What do you like about the holidays, and what drives you crazy?

Of course, my likes and dislikes over holidays mirror the average. Who to buy for. What to get them. Will everyone just make up their minds?? Who is cooking? Who is traveling? To tree, or not to tree? When is everyone leaving? When is the cleaning lady coming??

For me, it goes even deeper, into the bedrock of my identity, where lie deep cracks that, even at this stage of my life, feel u...