It’s that time of year again – the Holiday Movie season.  I’ve written before about how I’m a sucker for Christmas movies, but I should clarify that I’m not a fan of every Christmas movie.  Some years have produced classic holiday films – A Christmas Story, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, etc – while others have produced stinkers like Jingle All The Way (notwithstanding Phil Hartman’s outstanding role) and Christmas With The Kranks.

Now that I’m back to working in a 32-story building, I am reminded daily of the wind tunnels that occur outside and between tall buildings.  As soon as you get near the main entrance, the wind picks up briskly.  Thankfully I don’t wear kilts often to work; otherwise people would see my “naughtywear” as I approach the front door.  When you exit the building, you’re greeted by a wall of wind that extends to maybe 50 feet outside the building and if you’re a small child or midget, there’s a good chance you could become airborne.  Once you’re outside of that buffer zone, all of a sudden you’re returned to normal wind conditions.

I tend to steer clear of sending you to links instead of actually writing out a daily exposition, but I have to tip my cap to a comedian who turned on a hostile crowd and didn’t let up.  A few weeks ago, there was a large comedy festival in Philadelphia and it was several hours long.  In typical Philadelphia fashion, a city that has booed Santa Claus in the past, they began booing each comic mercilessly, even if they were funny.  Bill Burr, as soon as he came onstage, decided to excoriate everything Philadelphia

Anyone who knows me understands how much I can miss Chicago at times, but as the years pass by with my address not having the zip code start with 606--, memories start to fade as Atlanta stays in the limelight.  People wonder what I’m still doing here in a place that doesn’t snow.  While I don’t think I want to spend my entire adult life here, the fact remains I have to tip my cap to this city for several reasons.

First the drawbacks – the lack of mass transit, the stifling heat from June to August, southern “culture”, uncontrolled growth (i.e. subdivisions that don't account for local impact on roads and schools), horrific air quality, and a landlocked city hundreds of miles from a ...