David Patrick Columbia, the mastermind behind NYSD (along with Jeff Hirsch), published these Rules earlier this year on his marvelous blog (of which I am an avid follower and sometime contributor), and he has re-run them today as one of his year-end collections from the archives of this year's NYSD.
For those of my readers who are not regular readers of NYSD, I urge you to visit it often. While the party pictures and social histories featured are always lots of fun, DPC also shares with his followers thought-provoking and, at times, moving essays and reflections upon life, growing up, and lessons learned. As a case in point, I provide you with a link to a recent essay he wrote, titled Christmas as a Kid, about his experience growing up in a household where all was not always jolly during the holidays, but where the Christmas spirit still shone through. I found it moving, and I believe you will to.
Thank you, DPC!
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My husband loves this list, after showing it to him a few months back he actually started to book a haircut every six weeks and he still mutters things like " It's all right, I'm just going to the garden centre, Reggie allows dressing down in that instance" I kid you not!
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Reggie, and thank you very much for this post. I love your rules and try to follow them. I also love NYSD, but somehow missed the essay by DPC, as I don't check in every day. What a very thoughtful and touching memoir.
ReplyDeleteVery timely reminder as we welcome a new year & many resolutions.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas Reggie and the best for 2012.
Having experienced mild (and sometimes more than mild) periods of depression and anxiety in my life, I find these "little" things are often the things that make the difference-- they do indeed help me keep it together, in more than just a superficial way. Thank you Reggie.
ReplyDeleteI think I've mentioned this before, but NYSD was such a lifeline when I lived in the wilds of Wales. I got it in my inbox every afternoon and it was such a connection to home and things that I knew.
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