My favorite people at holiday parties are the great big killjoys. Half of the time they don’t want to be there, and the other half they want to leave. They’re wonderful people and they always brighten up the party. These misfits of the holiday party world often go under-appreciated. Learn to appreciate them and your [...]

Holiday cocktail parties are suppose to be fun, low-stress events where you catch up with your friends and enjoy the season over a drink or four. Sometimes, however, there’s angst added in by drinking misfits. How can you properly enjoy your Peppermint Patty if you’ve got some booze snob reciting the history of schnapps to [...]

If there’s one constant at holiday cocktail parties, it’s booze. I’ve heard rumor that some people throw dry holiday parties, but I’m pretty sure that Emily Post herself said that you’re not obligated to go to them. For the most part, people have one or two cocktails, converse pleasantly and have a fine time. Sometimes [...]

Love or hate them, this time of year you’re likely slated to go to a few holiday cocktail parties. Be they for work or social, this annual ritual of booze and seasonal joy can be an unmitigated disaster, a wonderful joy or anywhere in between. I’m personally fond of the corporate holiday events: walking the [...]