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December 30, 2025 By Ray DeGraw It's that time of year again and the resolution wheels are spinning. Damned the torpedoes! Full steam ahead. This is the year I lose 20 pounds. This is the year I give up drinking during the week. This is the year where no midnight snacks will be had. This is the year the screenplay will be written, another book published...yes, I will finally start making money. You better bet your bippy this is the year when success knocks on my door.

December 27, 2025 By Ray DeGraw Get the tinfoil out and ready, because old Uncle Ray has a crackpot theory to share. This time, it's concerning the lottery. Over the last couple of years, the jackpots have risen to absurd levels, as has the cost of the lottery tickets themselves. It's two bucks for the Powerball, or three if you want to play the powerplay (a separate drawing that multiplies your winnings). Which let's face it, you kind of have to. Can you imagine hitting

December 18, 2025 By Ray DeGraw For the first time in my life, I have no urge whatsoever to watch any of the classic Christmas specials on television. Do you recall the utter excitement and exuberance that was brought to your school day when you knew Rudolph was going to be on that night? The Grinch? Frosty the Snowman? Or my Personal Favorite, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas? It was an all out event! It made your day! It made everybody's day! The anticipation was con

December 13, 2025 By Ray DeGraw Bartesian Cocktail Maker, for those of you who have become so fucking useless you can't even pour your own drink any more. Well done society, well done indeed! Seriously, have you seen the commercial for this absolutely useless machine? Similar to the Keurig coffee maker, but instead of making a crappy cup of coffee, it makes your cocktails for you. Really? You can't put ice in a glass, add an ounce of liquor and pour fruit juice or soda o

December 12, 2025 By Ray DeGraw It's good soup weather! For sure! My mother used to say that all the time. Of course back in those days we got our soup from a can. I can't even begin to tell you how much my mother took advantage of Shoprite's Can Can sale back in the day. I can bet you there are still some stocked away down in the basement. Reagan era chicken noodle soup. Vintage, I could probably sell them on eBay. Yes, I do enjoy a nice hearty bowl of soup after spen

December 11, 2025 By Ray DeGraw As I see my son in high school and my daughter in fifth grade, I find it surreal. Afterall it wasn't all that long ago that I sat in my mother's kitchen sipping on a cup of coffee and staring off into the backyard when I had a vision that would shape the rest of my life. There was a small red shed that used to house a pony when my parents bought the house. Buy a house, comes with free pony! Of course, with five children to feed my folks had

December 5, 2025 By Ray DeGraw There are a lot of things that irritate me about this world. Mostly, technology. Yes, the same stupid thing I'm using here to get my point across. Hey, listen, I would gladly write a column every day for the local newspaper, but they don't exist any more! And those that have held on look more like a pamphlet written by a MAGA extremist who photocopied it at the local library and is handing it out at the mini-mall. So, alas, here I am. I mis

December 3, 2025 By Ray DeGraw Tis the season of the Christmas light. As the weather gets colder, we see the bins get pulled out from our garages and attics. Children are forced to hold one end of the string as their parents try desperately to untangle last year's mess. The ladders are yanked out from underneath the leaves that fell late. I should probably clean those up. Ah, fuck it, I'm too busy. Save those for the spring. It's decorating time! Things have certainly