Knee deep in candy canes

To celebrate Christmas today, I used a candy cane wallpaper on my desktop. I also contemplated ending this blog because I'm not feeling Christmas-y anymore.

Nice mustache

To celebrate Christmas today, I did a Google search for Mr. Hinkel. I miss that guy.

Scrooged

To celebrate Christmas today, I acted like a Scrooge and treated everyone around me poorly. I don't have any money to short change anyone.

If Keith can pull it off...

To celebrate Christmas today, I put this shirt on my Christmas list.

Christmas poem

To celebrate Christmas today, I chose not to upload a photo of myself doing something Christmas-like. Instead, I chose to write a new Christmas poem. Here it is below... I hope you like it...

A time to snow
A time to grow
Christmas time
I like pasta

e-Xmas

To celebrate Christmas today, I sent myself a holiday e-card. Merry Christmas, big guy.

Fruitcake, fruitcake

To celebrate Christmas today, I discovered that fruitcake is indeed a terrible gift to buy someone.

Santa Knows Best

To celebrate Christmas today, I asked Santa to convince Hulk Hogan to rejoin WWE. Miss those legdrops, Santa.

Merry Birthday

To celebrate Christmas today, I received a birthday gift from a friend in a very appropriate Christmas gift bag. Merry indeed.

A New Lowe

To celebrate Christmas today, I looked to see if Rob Lowe had any plans for another Christmas telemovie next season. He doesn't, but The Christmas Shoes delights in every viewing.

Shameless Plug

To celebrate Christmas today, I plugged my website thecheappop.com in the hopes word of mouth will spread. Hey, Christmas is all about giving and receiving.

Door mat

To celebrate Christmas today, I put my Merry Christmas welcome mat outside my door.

Sleighed.

To celebrate Christmas today, I thought I heard sleigh bells ring and asked a coworker "do you hear what I hear?" They think I'm crazy now.

Mustache for $500

To celebrate Christmas today, I added Alex Trebek growing back his mustache to my Christmas list.

Here Comes the Snow Again

To celebrate Christmas today, I wrote to Annie Lennox and asked her how to "put a little love in my heart." That theme song to Scrooged gets me every time.

Hold the Mayo

To celebrate Christmas today, I went to a Mexican restaurant for Cinco de Mayo and was totally psyched to find green and red balloons hanging all over the place. Merry Christmas, senioritas.

Joe Somebody

To celebrate Christmas today, I mentally psyched myself up for next December's "Joe Claus" movie.

The Stroke

To celebrate Christmas today, I took Billy Squier's lyrics for "Christmas is a Time to Say 'I Love You'" to heart.

Red ribbon

To celebrate Christmas today, I took some Christmas ribbon and tied it on my belt buckle for no reason whatsoever. It looks pretty though....

B-I-N-G-O

To celebrate Christmas today, I played bingo but replaced the word "bingo" with "Santa." I didn't win "Santa."

B-I-N-G-O

To celebrate Christmas today, I played bingo but replaced the word "bingo" with "Santa." I didn't win "Santa."

Put a cork in it

To celebrate Christmas today, I put champagne on ice for New Year's Eve. It's going to be ice cold by December 31st.

Grand Terminal

To celebrate Christmas today, I was pleased to discover some graffitti at Grand Central Terminal - it's nice to know there's others out there like me. A Merry Christmas indeed.

Grand Terminal

To celebrate Christmas today, I was pleased to discover some graffitti at Grand Central Terminal - it's nice to know there's others out there like me. A Merry Christmas indeed.

Needed a miracle...

To celebrate Christmas today, I waited for a miracle to happen on 34th Street. It didn't happen unless you consider the fact I caught a cab on a busy Sunday a miracle.

The good old days...

To celebrate Christmas today, I recalled how I did my best holiday shopping at Gimbels.

Send them back...send them beck

To celebrate Christmas today, I called the nursing home to make sure my grandma didn't get run over by a reindeer.

You don't have to watch Dynasty...

To celebrate Christmas today, I broke out the mistletoe and hung it back up over my doorway. Quick, somebody give me a kiss.

Polar caps

To celebrate Christmas today, I asked Santa to make the polar bear reappear on tonight's episode of "Lost."

Hulk. Smash.

To celebrate Christmas today, I wrote producers of the planned new Hulk film, and asked them to recreate this scene in their film.

Wright Christmas

To celebrate Christmas today, I added a new David Wright hitting streak on my Christmas list. You know, because D. Wright couldn't hit his way out of a paper bag these days.

Takes a licking...

To celebrate Christmas today, I treated myself to an ice-cream bar. It's hard to splurge during the holidays.

Slip into Santa

To celebrate Christmas today, I put on my Santa slippers to keep my feet warm - which is weird because it's actually not cold in my apartment.

Santa over my bed

To celebrate Christmas today, I found this divine poster on AllPosters.com. I think I shall buy it and place it over my bed.

Wise Guys

To celebrate Christmas today, I envisioned being visited by Three Wise Men.

Santa Java Google

To celebrate Christmas today, I Googled my two favorite things in life: Santa and coffee and this is what came up:

I could be Santa

To celebrate Christmas today, I priced Santa Claus suits on the Internet. I didn't expect them to be so expensive.

Piano man

To celebrate Christmas today, I downloaded sheet music for Jingle Bells. I will have to relearn how to play the piano now.

Shining star

To celebrate Christmas today, I cropped an old picture of my Christmas tree star so it can shine all year round.

Add a Friend

To celebrate Christmas today, I searched for Santa Claus on MySpace, found him (I think it's him), and then asked him to be my friend. Santa would definitely make my Top Four.

Christmas Blend

To celebrate Christmas today, I brewed myself a cup of Starbucks Christmas Blend coffee this morning. Christmas never tasted so good in April.

Down with the Hinkle

To celebrate Christmas today, I studied the mannerisms and fashion stylings of Professor Hinkle of Frosty the Snowman fame. Not sure where I can get an outfit like that, but can definitely repeat things over and over again for the Hinkle effect.

Shopping spree

To celebrate Christmas today, I went on a shopping spree at Toys R Us. Surprisingly, they had a lot of Tickle Me Elmo dolls.

Holiday Fruit

To celebrate Christmas today, I ate me some fruitcake and it didn't taste that good.

Hung it through the grapevine

To celebrate Christmas today, I put an ornament on a grape stem that looked like a Christmas Tree.

Prefer Santa

To celebrate Christmas today, I told a mall Easter bunny I preferred to sit on a mall Santa's lap.

Merry Easter

To celebrate Christmas today, I ate some holiday chocolate.

Bling Bing

To celebrate Christmas today (and snowfall in April), I put on the movie White Christmas and got all misty eyed.

Candy Land

To celebrate Christmas today, I gave out candy canes to my colleagues at work.

Nutcracker Sweet

To celebrate Christmas today, I became a nut cracker.

Feliz Geisha

To celebrate Christmas today, I put on a holiday classic: Memoirs of a Geisha.

Big heart

To celebrate Christmas today, I put on my Grinch boxer shorts, which turned out to be, two sizes too small.

Nice belt

To celebrate Christmas today, I tried on my new belt. I believe it's from Santa's new clothing line at H&M.

Hide the Tinsel

To celebrate Christmas today, I put Tinsel down my pants.

Ear candy

To celebrate Christmas today, I hung an ornament off my ear. The Christmas tree is in storage... well it should be in storage. It's actually on the floor of my office.

Reunited (and it feels so good)

To celebrate Christmas today, Santa and I got the band back together.

Sesame Place

To celebrate Christmas today, I colored in my Big Bird's Country Christmas coloring book.

Unwrapping Raffi

To celebrate Christmas today, I played Raffi's Christmas cd on repeat. It's wonderful to listen and learn from a lyrical master.

Keith Christmas

To celebrate Christmas today, I purchased a rare Keith Hernandez figurine off the Internet. Nothing says Christmas more than your very own Keith Hernandez.