Booyar 2007
Hines Xmas 2007 was a success. Booyar’s gift to Kevin was a DVD of the He-Man/She-Ra Christmas special, which apparently is the movie that Booyar’s family gathers to watch each holiday season.

Oh, who’s Booyar? Booyar is the last name (edited: Brian points out it was his first name) of some actual dirtbag kid that went to junior high with Hines Bros Kevin and Brian. He was in 9th grade for most of the time they were in junior high. Some years ago, Brian decided that Booyar and Kevin had been best friends and that indeed Booyar still missed Kevin. So Kevin started receiving birthday cards, emails and even pager messages from Booyar — none [...]





Thanksmas, when my mother’s family in Cleveland (or Strongsville, specifically), Ohio gathers the tribe for a get-together in between the two other holidays (ones which draw us all to more nuclear-family-oriented-gatherings) has finished. It was fun. Brian, Kevin + Cat, and I descended back to our birthplace Friday afternoon and began a weekend of board games, inside jokes, photos and a few nice meals.