Dear Blog Readers,
We have become the kind of blogger we never wanted to be — the kind who has a "read our blog" button on our website but the newest post is months old. We blame Facebook for this — it's so much easier to write something there and we seem to have more followers there than we did here on the blog. Still, we can't quite bring ourselves to give it up altogether yet — so instead, we're posting this little note to explain our lack of current entries. Please do check out our facebook page, we think it's fun, if not quite as long form.
sincerely, the Joie de Blogger.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

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One more day left before Christmas. When I was in high school, I had a job in a gift shop; that job lasted on and off for ten years and influenced me a lot but that's another story. To continue: the owners of the shop had no children, and one year, I asked them what they did on Christmas day. They told me that they drove into New York, checked into the Plaza Hotel, and didn't leave their hotel room (or bed) for the entire day. I didn't understand this at all - thought it was completely crazy. Why wouldn't they want to be out and about, celebrating with friends? Now - after my 26th season at Joie de Vivre - though I love seeing my family and friends - I think I understand!
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  1. SteveDecember 23, 2009 at 7:23 PM

    I understand too - except why the Plaza? Seems like the Holiday Inn might have served just as well.

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  2. Joie de VivreDecember 25, 2009 at 8:33 AM

    i think they chose the Plaza to reward themselves after a month of non stop work - it was a luxurious and venerable old hotel - one could feel pampered there, and part of the New York scene - something more difficult to achieve at the Holiday Inn!

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