tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post1661194062033665120..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: My Crooked-ass Christmas TreeAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-40133210563993684392014-12-26T21:46:34.939-08:002014-12-26T21:46:34.939-08:00Veronica: See, I don't really know how to resp...Veronica: See, I don't really know how to respond to this. Left to myself, I probably wouldn't bother with a tree at all. I think I lobbied for that one year, in fact, but I think it would have a negative impact on my children, not just now but for the future.<br />I could be wrong.<br />I just... well, Christmas was a huge deal in my house when I was growing up, and, in the end, I couldn't deprive my children from having the same kinds of memories.<br /><br />And I think my wife threatened me or something, too.<br />(Not really.)<br />(But, yes, really.)<br />(But no.)<br />( )Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-13612072533795587282014-12-26T19:03:06.298-08:002014-12-26T19:03:06.298-08:00I love this story. I can see the tree lot and the ...I love this story. I can see the tree lot and the trouble with the "helpers," and the dismay with a crooked tree once home. <br /><br />19 Christmases we've kept a table topper tree that never leans. As a kid I used to go cut a tree down with my dad, but it's not my thing. Lots of time they leaned, on account of my dad not being a master tree chopper, and all. I like the fake trees. I've never even considered buying a cut one as an adult. <br /><br />Is that a humbug, or just practicality? They are pricey, and in 16 years out of 19 we lived in tiny rentals with no space for a big tree. Sometimes the apt was so small the tree actually sat on our dining room table. <br /><br />Still, my kids look on our tiny tree with fondness. But, their dad is Jewish and we also celebrate Hanukkah, so I suppose a leaning Christmas tree is the least of their concerns.<br />VeronicaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-49217560680406871592014-12-23T12:35:19.800-08:002014-12-23T12:35:19.800-08:00TAS: I may make next year's tree lean on purpo...TAS: I may make next year's tree lean on purpose.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-67703866425744655522014-12-23T12:34:19.995-08:002014-12-23T12:34:19.995-08:00Briane: I think that was two posts ago. I sort of ...Briane: I think that was two posts ago. I sort of think you commented on it, but I'm not checking back, at the moment.<br /><br />My son wanted to hang all the ornaments on the "down" side of the tree, but he got overruled.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-73610572404401352382014-12-23T08:47:00.952-08:002014-12-23T08:47:00.952-08:00I like that you are resolved to say "ass"...I like that you are resolved to say "ass" more. I must've missed the post where you decided that.<br /><br />Our trees -- fake now, since I married Sweetie, not that I mind, because real trees are a pain -- are always crooked, notwithstanding that they are fake. We use the time-honored tradition of propping up one or more legs of the tripod stand with magazines. I don't know what we'll do when magazines are no more. Prop it up with old cell phones, I guess.<br /><br />You COULD have left the tree crooked and just pretended you were having Xmas in the 1960s Batman TV series. *SMASH* *POW* *JINGLE*.<br /><br />Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-72175068690726620132014-12-23T06:39:51.927-08:002014-12-23T06:39:51.927-08:00And enjoy the crooked Christmas tree - surely a fi...And enjoy the crooked Christmas tree - surely a fine addition to your family lore.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-1484581764607335432014-12-22T20:52:01.213-08:002014-12-22T20:52:01.213-08:00Janie: Real trees smell good but leave a mess.Janie: Real trees smell good but leave a mess.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-53871604128334201172014-12-22T17:36:25.604-08:002014-12-22T17:36:25.604-08:00I don't know much about real Christmas trees. ...I don't know much about real Christmas trees. I think I was eight when my mom bought our artificial tree.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-48474359500037021532014-12-22T16:37:16.200-08:002014-12-22T16:37:16.200-08:00TAS: Merry Christmas to you!TAS: Merry Christmas to you!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-53505649536171873172014-12-22T16:22:04.520-08:002014-12-22T16:22:04.520-08:00Merry Christmas!Merry Christmas!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-83703297026470913892014-12-22T15:54:26.770-08:002014-12-22T15:54:26.770-08:00Jeanne: Well, it's on my blog -somewhere-. May...Jeanne: Well, it's on my blog -somewhere-. Maybe Alex knows where it is.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-64919570514522631152014-12-22T14:48:24.177-08:002014-12-22T14:48:24.177-08:00What an ordeal. Ten degrees of tilting is a lot wh...What an ordeal. Ten degrees of tilting is a lot when it's a big-ass tree. And I really want to hear that story about your mom taking a tree back (twice). That sounds like a good one.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-34589434252586288302014-12-22T14:39:02.013-08:002014-12-22T14:39:02.013-08:00Jean: You mean like Charlie Brown's tree? I al...Jean: You mean like Charlie Brown's tree? I always want one of those.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-49130506888087591182014-12-22T14:20:34.040-08:002014-12-22T14:20:34.040-08:00I have not seen the tree spike method before, so h...I have not seen the tree spike method before, so hey, I learned something new. Sorry to hear you have a leaner. I'll have to do a post next year about the sad little branch trees I enjoyed as a kid. Too late for that this year, but yeah, tree trauma is great for stories. Merry Christmas!Jean Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02047709505502621618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-47674594485502125102014-12-22T12:40:59.225-08:002014-12-22T12:40:59.225-08:00dolorah: Well, considering how many trees we'v...dolorah: Well, considering how many trees we've had that actually just fell over, I'll take one that just leans.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you, too!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-42098471698945901202014-12-22T12:40:03.600-08:002014-12-22T12:40:03.600-08:00ABftS: Man, now I want to invent a holiday!ABftS: Man, now I want to invent a holiday!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-41484877699912974302014-12-22T12:36:49.464-08:002014-12-22T12:36:49.464-08:00Rajiv: And to you!Rajiv: And to you!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-86933961345425072372014-12-22T12:36:37.622-08:002014-12-22T12:36:37.622-08:00L.G. I wish! I've already found needles in my ...L.G. I wish! I've already found needles in my kitchen sink, and the tree is nowhere near there.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to you!Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-65807024176636576752014-12-22T12:35:51.250-08:002014-12-22T12:35:51.250-08:00Alex: I thought I did; I just couldn't find th...Alex: I thought I did; I just couldn't find the post.<br /><br />And, actually, I don't mine the lean. I don't mind much these days that can turn into a story.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-48418922926135972772014-12-22T11:41:14.359-08:002014-12-22T11:41:14.359-08:00A lopsided Christmas? lol. Well, could be worse.
...A lopsided Christmas? lol. Well, could be worse. <br /><br />Merry Christmas Andrew.dolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-65765660426644102392014-12-22T08:42:26.216-08:002014-12-22T08:42:26.216-08:00A Christmas spike? And you drill your tree so it c...A Christmas spike? And you drill your tree so it can be properly impaled? No, actually, I didn't know about any of that, so I'm glad you mentioned it.<br /><br />And this is why I stick with my Festivus pole. That sweet-ass pole never leans.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-20561240889813811502014-12-22T07:51:43.575-08:002014-12-22T07:51:43.575-08:00Merry Christmas :)Merry Christmas :)Rajiv Sankarapillaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104947066240261991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-86097535454700262502014-12-22T06:46:31.903-08:002014-12-22T06:46:31.903-08:00Well, at least all the needles should drop to one ...Well, at least all the needles should drop to one side. Easier clean up, right? :P<br /><br />Merry Christmas. Luanne G. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15762881276976395955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71048011064290645532014-12-22T03:40:40.471-08:002014-12-22T03:40:40.471-08:00You did tell the story about your mom returning th...You did tell the story about your mom returning the tree.<br />Sorry yours leans. Someone should've shown that guy exactly how to drill the hole.<br />We had a real tree growing up, but my wife and I have had a fake tree for years. With pre-strung lights. So much easier.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com