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.

Still no train

To celebrate Christmas today, I went back to Grand Central Station to check if the Polar Express ran on the New Haven line. It didn't and all I took away from my experience there was this picture of a Japanese punk rock guy.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

To celebrate Christmas today and the impending start of the baseball season, I purchased a stuffed animal bear ornament with a Mets stocking hanging over its ear on Mets.com.

I Will Survive

To celebrate Christmas today, I caved in and finally watched "Surviving Christmas." I survived... but barely.

So long Bud

To celebrate Christmas today, I observed a moment of silence for Calvin DeForrest and thanked him for giving America the gift of comedy.

Drinking Christmas

To celebrate Christmas today, I ordered a green martini and then took a photo of it. In a weird way, it looks like a Christmas tree. Well, after a couple of drinks it does.

30 Rock

To celebrate Christmas today, I went to visit the Rockefeller Christmas Tree. It wasn't there. You mean it's not there yearround?

eSanta

To celebrate Christmas today, I sent Santa this picture in the mail in hopes that he could autograph it. If he does, I may put it up on eBay.

Thanks Tom Hanks

To celebrate Christmas today, I went to Grand Central Station to see if I could catch a ride on the Polar Express. It didn't run on the Harlem or Hudson line.

Luck of the Irish

To celebrate Christmas today, St. Patrick's Day, I put a green bow on one of my Christmas gifts. O Lucky Day.

Same goes for this year

To celebrate Christmas today, I scanned a Christmas card I got in 2005, but pretended it arrived today.

Bless us

To celebrate Christmas today, I ended all my sentences by saying "God Bless Us Everyone."

YouTube knows

To celebrate Christmas today, I watched the video for Band Aid's classic song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" on YouTube and embedded it on this blog.

Take that Macy's

To celebrate Christmas today, I recalled shopping at Gimbels in Yonkers some 25 years ago and got nostaligic. You still can't beat Gimbels' sales.

Family truly Matters

To celebrate Christmas today, I watched a very special holiday episode of "Family Matters." I learned a lot about giving and receiving from the Winslow family. On an unrelated note, Urkel's pants were pretty high up.

Bad Santa

To celebrate Christmas today, I asked a gentleman at a Wappinger Falls, NY restaurant if he was Santa Claus. He wasn't, and seemed offended. I should've known better: Santa would never wear plaid.

Wreath out of the box

To celebrate Christmas today, I unpacked an old wreath from storage and hung it up in my room. It's held up pretty well and smelled like cinnamon for some reason.

Sorry wrong number

To celebrate Christmas today, I called 411 for Santa Claus' phone number. They only had a listing for a Maria Santa Cruz. I left Maria alone.

Antler envy

To celebrate Christmas today, I put on fake reindeer antlers to fit in with the other reindeers. Oh wait. they're aren't any other reindeers. Oh well, Merry Christmas anyway.

King Christmas

To celebrate Christmas today, I pondered why Larry King never made his own Christmas special. He'd look adorable on a sleigh.

Sock it to me

To celebrate Christmas today, I tried to put on my wife's reindeer sucks to stay warm. They didn't fit.

50 % Off is a Great Deal

To celebrate Christmas today, I stocked up on various holiday decorations at a party store in White Plains for my Christmas party. I've got approximately 10 months to tidy up the apartment. There's never enough time.

Santa is just a stuffed animal

To celebrate Christmas today, I broke out a stuffed animal Santa Claus in the hopes he'll come to life like Frosty. That didn't happen, but it would've made a lovely new children's book for the holiday.

Hey, I'm an elf

To celebrate Christmas today, I distorted a photo of myself to look like one of Santa's little helpers.

Photo finish

To celebrate Christmas today, I pretended this picture was taken yesterday so I could say on my Christmas blog "To celebrate Christmas today, I stood in front of a Christmas Tree with awkward-looking bows on it."

Smell the flowers

To celebrate Christmas today, I tried to woo Santa Claus back by sending Mrs. Claus flowers. I don't have a street address for the North Pole though.

Santa in wallet size

To celebrate Christmas today, I tried to determine if this was an actual picture of the real Santa Claus or a fake. I soon realized I have no way of determining this, but put the photo in my wallet anyway.

He came to life that day...

To celebrate Christmas today, I made a snowman and named him Frosty. Unfortunately, when I put my hat on top of his head, he didn't begin to dance around.

Twas the night before a snow day?

To celebrate Christmas, I looked out my window to see if the morning would bring a snow day so I could stay in and watch Christmas movies. There wasn't one and there goes that.

Spotless mind

To celebrate Christmas today, I tried to erase all the bad Christmases I've ever had from my memory. It didn't work.

Oiche Chiun

To celebrate Christmas today, Enya's Christmas cd moved me to tears.

God Bless Us, Everyone

To celebrate Christmas today, I google searched Tiny Tim and was disapointed.

Great Ape

To celebrate Christmas today, I bought my stuffed animal ape Georgie a birthday cake. He, too, was born on Christmas day.

Rein man

To celebrate Christmas today, I put on my lucky reindeer boxer shorts.

Beats Chutes and Ladders...

To celebrate Christmas today, I took part in Reindeer games.

Slap your belly

To celebrate Christmas today, I posted a picture of wrestling legend Kamala because the holiday is always full of surprises.

Santa, you so funny

To celebrate Christmas today, I reminisced about the time my friend and I hung out with Santa Claus and he cracked us both up with his wicked sense of humor.

Clip Art crazy

To celebrate Christmas today, I downloaded various holiday clip art images to be used for decorating my Christmas cards.

O Christmas Cookie

To celebrate Christmas today, I cooked up some cookies in the shape of Christmas trees. The cookies tasted bland, but Christmas is still delicious.

Angels Among Us

To celebrate Christmas today, I made a snow angel.

Valentine Vision of Love

To celebrate Christmas today, visions of sugarplums danced in my head...

Knock. Knock.

To celebrate Christmas today, I pretended I was on "extreme makeover" and remodeled my gingerbread house.

More than presents

To celebrate Christmas today, I discovered the real meaning of Christmas.

Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree

To celebrate Christmas today, I rocked around the Christmas Tree... eventhough my Christmas tree is in a box waiting to be placed in storage.

Celebrating early

To celebrate Christmas today, I celebrated Valentine's Day early by declaring my love for a VHS copy of "Charlie Brown's Christmas Special."

Merry Skype

To celebrate Christmas today, I changed my Skype icon to the one with a Santa hat.

On parade...

To celebrate Christmas today, I had holiday beanie babies line-up and parade across my living room floor.

Sealed with a kiss

To celebrate Christmas today, I hung up mistletoe hoping to be kissed. My wife gets home from work at about 6:30 p.m.

Cue the music

To celebrate Christmas today, I burned songs from those classic Frosty and Rudolph television specials onto iTunes. "Happy Birthday!"

Fah who for-aze! Dah who dor-aze!

To celebrate Christmas today, I carved the roast beast just like The Grinch did for the Whos down in Whoville.

Noggin'

To celebrate Christmas today, I took Cosi's advice and ordered an Egg Nog Latte. It was lovely.

Christmas cards

To celebrate Christmas today, I made out like a bandit at another Yonkers-based Duane Reade. You can't wait to get home and write out my Christmas cards.

Santa bling

To celebrate Christmas today, I spotted a rapping Santa on the shelf of a Yonkers Duane Reade and made him dance like a fool.

CSI: North Pole

To celebrate Christmas today, I studied footsteps in the snow to determine whether or not Saint Nick was in Mamaroneck, NY yesterday. My results were inconclusive.

For the birds...

To celebrate Christmas today, I shook hands with a penguin wearing a Santa hat. I gave the bird a message to tell Santa, but it told me it's not a carrier pigeon. Actually, it didn't speak to me because it is a stuffed animal. I have issues, Santa.

Magic hat

To celebrate Christmas today, I kicked it old school and watched "Frosty the Snowman" on my VCR. Damn that, Prof. Hinkel!

Minty fresh

To celebrate Christmas today, I gave the thumbs up to a nearby Trader Joe's for still serving Peppermint Bark. Nothing keeps me in the holiday spirit than Peppermint Bark.

Good luck, kid

To celebrate Christmas today, I sent a kid with a Santa hat into a video game store in Port Chester, NY to ask for PlayStation 3 for Christmas. The employees told him to write a letter and mail it to the North Pole.

Holiday snack

To celebrate Christmas today, I made some Ginger bread in my house.

Night light

To celebrate Christmas today, I ate at a Mexican restaurant that still had an electronic wreath lit up.

No room for "Christmas"

To celebrate Christmas today, I wrote "Merry" in the snow on my car. I didn't leave myself enough room for "Christmas."

On Display

To celebrate Christmas today, I gave my wife's Santa Claus beanie baby a new home: my book shelf.

Once Upon a Time...

To celebrate Christmas today, I narrated a snowglobe presentation of the Nativity scene

Troll la la la la

To celebrate Christmas today, I spotted a Christmas Troll outside of my sister-in-law's room and sang Christmas carols with it.

Reading is fundamental

To celebrate Christmas today, I read the book "A Charlie Brown's Christmas" aloud to customers of the White Plains, NY Barnes & Noble store.

Smells like Christmas Spirit

To celebrate Christmas today, I lit a Christmas Tree-scented candle in my living room. It's beginning to smell a lot like Christmas.

A month late but beautiful

To celebrate Christmas today, I pretended it was Christmas morning, and celebrated the first "White Christmas" in years.

For Your Consideration

To celebrate Christmas today, I wrote a letter to the Academy Award voting committee to consider "Christmas with the Kranks" for Best Picture eventhough it came out last year.

Tree hugger

To celebrate Christmas today, I became a tree hugger when my wife told me to take down the Christmas Tree down.

Breaking News...

Great news! I spotted Santa on the porch of a Westchester County house today at approximately 3 p.m. I was driving by and could not stop the car in time, but it's nice to know that Saint Nick works more than one day a year.

Nice dress

To celebrate Christmas today, I tried on my Christmas Tree skirt.

The Rite Stuff

To celebrate Christmas today, I started my Christmas shopping by making a killing at the Mount Kisco, NY Rite Aid.

Hibachi Christmas

To celebrate Christmas today, I asked the teppanyaki chef at Mount Fuji Japanese Steakhouse to line up my shrimp like the Radio City Rockettes.

Milk went bad...

To celebrate Christmas today, I left Santa milk and cookies before I went to sleep. They were still there when I woke up.

"Look at the birds up in the trees..."

To celebrate Christmas today, I memorized every line in "Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas."

Window pain...

To celebrate Christmas today, I sang "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" from out my bathroom window.

A Wreath Worth Remembering...

To celebrate Christmas today, I took a picture of a neighbor's wreath before they took it down. I will cherish it forever.

Not up there...

To celebrate Christmas today, I checked my chimney to make sure Santa wasn't stuck. He wasn't.

Nowhere in sight...

To celebrate Christmas today, I went to the mall in search of Santa. He wasn't there.

Deck the hall...

To celebrate Christmas today, I decked the halls of my apartment.

Nativity Story

To celebrate Christmas today, I took an extreme close-up photo of Baby Jesus.

Guide my sleigh...

To celebrate Christmas today, I asked my stuffed animal monkey to guide my sleigh tonight. He's thinking about it.

Dear Santa

To celebrate Christmas today, I sent Santa Claus my Christmas 2007 list in the mail.

Making a list...

To celebrate Christmas today, I made a list and checked it twice.

IMing Santa

To celebrate Christmas today, I Instant Messaged Santa Claus on AOL and asked him why Christmas was over.

Only 11 1/2 months 'til Christmas!

To celebrate Christmas today, I hung up a Happy New Year tiara on my Christmas tree as an ornament.