Man, haven't we all had to deal with some real wack-jobs out there? What? They're in your living room, and you just escaped to your only true friend, your computer, for a little solace? I know where you're comin' from, Baby. Been there,don't plan to go back.

However, when the Holidays hit, it's next to impossible not to have to come face-to-face with one of your biggest nightmares... or in some families, an entire flock of them. Oooh, and they can be some seriously ugly birds, too.

Here are some of my 'Tried & True' methods I use to cope, and the best method I've ever come across. It even helped my marriage, since, frankly, my spouse is often my biggest irritant, and I can't seem to shake him off, as Mariah suggests (I think she's talking directly to me in that song -- how she knows I'm in the car at that particular time is a mystery to me...).