I loathe the holidays. I didn't always. As a kid I remember vividly getting an 8 bit nintendo and thinking salvation was at hand. There are good memories of meals, gifts and family but as I've gotten older the holidays mean...far more stress.

Personally I've dropped out of more conventional celebrations of the holidays. The only thing I've really ( Read more... )

I think we're making a jaunt out to Elgin tomorrow, I wanted to find out where we should eat. I'm assuming barbecue of course, but not familliar with the area or restaurants. Any recommendations?