Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for January 01, 2020

AKA, The Box Of Misfit Ornaments.

Aww…

As pets and kids get a hold of the ones on the lower branches, the box gets emptier every year.

I actually thought this before. That the unused ornaments must be sad. Spend all summer in the hot attic, looking forward to the tree going up, but they stay in the box and go back up into the attic.

This was not a problem at my brother’s house. When his kids were little (up to about age 26), they insisted on putting every available ornament on the tree. It was a wonder you could see even the tip of a branch.

Probably too many hang ups in the past?

Spoken like the fans of 31 NFL teams after SuperBowl Sunday…

Happy New Year!

Maybe they’re just too fragile.

“I haven’t any dreams left to dream.” —Dolly for Sue, Island of Misfit Toys

In our house there are more left in the box than on the tree. We’ve got enough for at least three trees.

I can’t say when we bought the last ornament for our tree. We collected odd bits and pieces over the years. We’ve lost some due to attrition. However, mostly the tree is decorated with close to 70 years worth of memories (some ornaments were “inherited” from our parents.)

Not a few were handcrafted by our sons and by our granddaughters.

HAPPY NEW YEAR to Mr. Parisi and all the fans of Off the Mark!

How about those relegated to the back of the tree?

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I tried to use the old ones especially because of the memories attach to them….

“Left”, “Right” yep this is the year of another nationwide split rather than joining.

What about those glitter covered Sweet Gum tree balls the kids made in grade school?

Pixar’s Ornament Story, the movie that never got made.