I am CuTRis

My son wouldn't let me off-the-hook again this year. When I asked what he wanted for his birthday and Christmas, it was the same answer, "a book written by dad." Amazon requires a minimum of 78 pages, and Barnes and Noble has really difficult formatting... but I cranked one out. It's a choose your own adventure. You can find it at the link below—but don't tell Grayson about it until after Christmas! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/graysons-choice-of-adventures-kevin-curtis/1148826696 Here are my other book locations... Link to my Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Kevin-J.-Curtis/e/B004SBGR7W/ --------------------------------------------------------- Link to my Barnes and Noble Author Page https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Kevin%20Curtis

Since it blooms less frequently, it's always a treat to see the orange flowers on my Christmas Cactus. The fuchsia flowers bloom almost constantly.

I've got two new books out just in time for Christmas! Link to my Barnes and Noble Author Page https://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/%22Kevin%20Curtis ----------------------------------------------- Link to my Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/Kevin-J.-Curtis/e/B004SBGR7W/

The orange flowers on my Christmas Cactus always show up a while after the fuchsia.

While Vince Guaraldi (Charlie Brown Christmas Album) and cohorts are some of the finest musicians ever known, I am ready to put away the Christmas music for another year. To punctuate the change, the music in my head has been playing the song, "Never There," by Cake... https://youtu.be/FRZzUh9hcTo?si=BVBfZS0IPd6Sg0Dy

53 degrees Fahrenheit in December???

Dear God, Help me through the passive aggressiveness of the holiday season. For they know not what they do. And please look out for those whose depression is amplified during this time of the year. Amen.

My wife has been decorating for Christmas. So she put a small tree in the bathroom, but it didn't have any ornaments on it. I quickly took care of it for her! You're welcome!

As one of my childhood friends recently wrote eloquently about how Christmas has changed in light of losing loved ones, it made me think more about the changes I've seen. For long I have been dismayed by the fact that Christmas has become commercialized, and parents have taught their children to expect lots of fancy presents. Not only from themselves, but from the aunts and uncles. And some of these children, are now adults going to college. Even those who insist on praying before Christmas dinner, seem to advocate the orgy of ripping presents open and piling them up behind themselves without a single thought about where those presents came from. I've also noticed, how small families have been pushed aside, because they are an inconvenience for the parties and doings of larger ones. Occasionally a voice will ask for some changes, but there is always a self-absorbed mean person to put them back in their place. This is not what Christmas is. This season, my Christmas wish is tha...

Yesterday, a box of my son's 2022 Christmas (present) books arrived. I thought he might let me off-the-hook this year, but when I asked back in October, he said that he wanted (another) one. So, instead of trying to figure out what to buy him, I just have to figure out what to write and publish for him. In the end, after seeing the proof, I upgraded to a heavier paper which worked rather well with the full color photos. I kept the price the same though. I did that by taking it out of my royalties. So as usual, even on the remote chance anybody will buy any, I will get virtually nothing from the sale. I went with Barnes & Noble again, as Amazon keeps adding new rules and charges more. Happy Holidays, and remember the gift of reading. -KJC https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/legend-of-the-golden-chicken-nugget-kevin-curtis/1142676134

So Christmas morning I learned that even Santa Claus knows more about Pokemons than I do, and he's like a thousand years old. It took forever for me to learn those trains, Thomas and Hershey. The only Poke man I know is Pink Achoo!