Sully’s Garage

It’s weird being single, 40, no kids, and nothing much to do for Christmas. Along with trying to be more positive, I am trying to somewhat embrace the holidays this year and not be a humbug. In the spirt of the holidays I put up a Christmas tree. (see photo) Now I know it’s not much and a bit on the Charlie Brown side but it is a serious attempt to enjoy the holiday spirit. I wanted to keep it low stress, simple. Granted I have not put much effort into it. I bought the tree at the local thrift store for $3.00. Lights at Kings $4.00 which seems a bit steep as I could possibly buy the same lights at Walmart for .50 cents but hey don’t accuse me of not supporting the little guy. Actually King’s is a trip. It’s like an old throwback Woolworths from decades ago. I just found out the place has a basement full of toys! (bad puzzles though) I always thought the minute Walmart moved into town Kings was through but I think they might be able to hold on with the basement toy bunker. They may have to lower their price but that’s the free market system in action which you don’t get to see much of these days.  Anyway, my tree is an honest attempt. The few decorations were provided by a good friend so we’re making progress. I like the thought of getting bobbles from friends to decorate the tree. Keeping it real. I received a great gift from my mom the other day. It’s one of those coffee machines that uses the little foil covered cup and brews a single cup. Man, I love that thing. The coffee is really good and works great for a bachelor like myself. Sprocket seems happy with his Christmas rawhide bone (see picture) which is great except he somehow manages to somehow perfectly hold it against the floor while chewing on it which turns the entire house into some weird sound box and amplifies the noise of his teeth dragging across petrified leather and makes it pretty difficult to sleep. Merry Christmas. Here’s to my new positive outlook. Merry Christmas and God bless us one and all…