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It's Christmas week ... also Festivus, of course! Festivus, known from the Seinfeld sitcom, has been a part of our culture for nearly two decades now. It was actually a reference to an actual family event started by the father of Dan O'Keefe, who was one of the Seinfeld writers in 1966. The idea of Festivus originally came to Seinfeld writer Dan O'Keefe from a tradition started by his father Daniel O'Keefe. Daniel O'Keefe Sr. originally invented Festivus as a way to have a holiday that was secular and not burdened by the religious and commercialism of the holiday season. According to family...

Every year about this time I think about Festivus. In this year of grievances and political shenanigans, we need to celebrate this holiday more than ever. Here is the annual column. It was one of those mornings when you rise and think you’ve missed something, perhaps leaving the book you were reading behind in the coffee shop or missing a relative’s birthday. The feeling continues past breakfast, breaking into your consciousness occasionally, leaving you befuddled. Granted, it has been a busy time of the year, the lights and sounds of the holiday creating a sense of blurred time, th...

Every year about this time I think about Festivus. In this year of grievances and political shenanigans, we need to celebrate this holiday more than ever. Here is the annual column. It was one of those mornings when you rise and think you’ve missed something, perhaps leaving the book you were reading behind in the coffee shop or missing a relative’s birthday. The feeling continues past breakfast, breaking into your consciousness occasionally, leaving you befuddled. Granted, it has been a busy time of the year, the lights and sounds of the holiday creating a sense of blurred time, th...