By: Mary Fran Bontempo [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"] Santa and Mrs. Claus in their holiday mug shot. I kind of wanted to punch Santa Claus. Along with Mrs. Claus and the jolly elves flitting around the both of them as they sat on their Clausy thrones at the mall this past Saturday. [...]

By: Mary Fran Bontempo Dim lights, flickering candles, soft music. As the attendant led me to a private dressing room, after gifting me with a single long stemmed rose, I thought, Well, this has potential. I was further encouraged when I found, waiting for me in the dressing room, a robe which had been warmed, along with warmed wipes to remove my deodorant. Wait, what? Remove my deodorant? Why would I need to do [...]