Don Kowalewski
Writer. Ad Sales and Marketing. Social Media Content Creator. Aeropress Coffee. Makes the best salsa in the world.
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Mary Lou and the Cabbage Patch Kids
I’m writing this Blog entry on what would’ve been my Mom’s 79th birthday. Happy heavenly birthday, Mom. My siblings and I are “80s Kids”. Born in the ’70s and grew-up in the ’80s. Star Wars. GI Joe. MTV. After school specials. The Cosby Show.… Continue Reading “Mary Lou and the Cabbage Patch Kids”
The 2025 Christmas Card Letter
I love getting Christmas cards. I appreciate the generic. It’s nice to know someone thinks enough of me to address an envelope and write a little something, even if just “Miss you” or “Let’s get together in the new year.” I really like cards… Continue Reading “The 2025 Christmas Card Letter”
Great at Gifting or Great at Getting?
Not sure how it is in your house, but for my wife and I …gift giving is a competition. Before and after all gift-giving events (Valentine’s Day, Anniversary, our birthdays, and especially Christmas) we pre-brag and post-brag about “winning Christmas” or “winning our Anniversary.”… Continue Reading “Great at Gifting or Great at Getting?”
Pictures with Santa
My wife decided years ago that every year, on the morning of Christmas Eve, we would get pictures with Santa. The city of Birmingham, Michigan has a lovely downtown, the loveliest that tax money and exorbitant rent can buy, and has a picturesque central… Continue Reading “Pictures with Santa”
Christmas Wish-List, Part 1
With ThanksgivingĀ so early this year, I really blew it in not getting this out sooner. I’ll expand on this, but wanted to get the quick-wish-list out a.s.a.p. You’re welcome. Bongo Bamboo Bluetooth Speaker: It’s soothing to look at, water resistant (because I’m such a… Continue Reading “Christmas Wish-List, Part 1”
A Holiday Memory – The Correct Way To Hang Certain Ornaments
Anyone care for a Mary Lou story? Something’s been nagging at me, lately. I have all these memories of stuff, and I like to write, and a few people (family members) have said on more than one occasion, “you should put all those stories… Continue Reading “A Holiday Memory – The Correct Way To Hang Certain Ornaments”
Bedphones
Remember when I wrote that “I Won Christmas?” I made such a bodacious claim because I asked for a buncha utility items for Christmas and it wasn’t really a vanity play. What are “utility items?” Because I’m an old man, it means I’ve started… Continue Reading “Bedphones”
I Won Christmas!
I won Christmas. But not in the same way I usually win Christmas, which I usuallyĀ measured statistically with measurable metrics like “most gifts” and “cost of gifts” and “percentage of list.” But not this year. This year, I measured it in here (pointing to… Continue Reading “I Won Christmas!”
Things I Think: Random Things
I know the musical group Florence + The Machine is popular, but I don’t get it. This is the latest group I don’t understand. They’ve been added to a list with Radiohead. Everyone loves them, and yet I can’t force myself to enjoy listening… Continue Reading “Things I Think: Random Things”
Don Kowalewski 