Behind the Headlines

I just turned in a story about a subdivision in Monroe, where two sisters have been locked in a friendly battle of Christmas decorating. They were hilarious! I also contacted one of the neighbors to talk about the rivalry. After we talked about the sisters, she told me what’s been going on at her house. Unfortunately her story didn’t make it into print, but that’s what blogs are for, right?

Her husband had enlisted a neighbor’s help in putting up the Christmas lights. While putting up said lights, the husband reportedly let loose a string of expletives. Swearing aside, they finally got the display finished. That was the weekend following Thanksgiving.

Since then, whenever the couple would return home, a different strand of the lights would be blinking inexplicable. Until the wife got a call.

Yeah, they said, we’ve been messing with Steve. We remove a bulb and switch it, which causes the chosen strand to blink. If he gets really upset, we’ll stop doing it.

The wife reported that this has been driving her husband crazy. He just can’t figure it out, particularly why a different strand seems to be affected every few days. She’s kept quiet about it until now.

So, it may seem to be a little malicious to keep up the charade, but it’s the kind of story I love. Aside from a little frustration, it’s one of those situations where there’s really no harm done, but those involved will be closer at the end of it and for years they’ll be fondly remembering the migrating blink of the lights.