I’m late finishing my hard copy of the Washington Post today and missed this excellent explainer by Ylan Mui and David Cho about this whole CIT bankruptcy thing that looms large. If CIT goes under (the government so far won’t help out) it could really screw the Christmas pooch. All the stuff you see on…

Frisco, Texas, the setting of Tinsel,  is going to get a new Wal-Mart, but not without some debate angst. The store will be a 24-hour, 185,000-square-foot “supercenter” with a big parking lot. The developer apparently worked overtime to make it purdy enough to quell some complaints, but not all. It’s rare for people in Frisco…

Note: Between now and the end of the year, I’m going to tell the story of how Tinsel got made. Mostly for myself, literary jackoff stuff, I guess, and before I forget it all. But I hope it’s interesting to others too. If not, skip it. Today’s episode is about the Idea. Episode 1: Lunch…

Between Conan and Jimmy last night I got swallowed in a bit to Home Shopping Network’s Christmas in July, a marathon sales event on the channel this week, featuring the latest ornaments and all that. I love listening to the callers, of course. Meemaw Nation is ready for Christmas, y’all! One caller cooed about a…