The holiday season is upon us, whether we like it or not. A week from today will be Thanksgiving. Christmas will be here before we know it (although I swear I just put away the tree last week; I didn’t, but it seems that way). Of course, New Year’s Day won’t be far behind.

They can be fun times, especially if we make ’em that way, but they can still be stressful. We will be inundated with family by DNA and circumstances. We love our families, but it can still be a lot of work preparing for and entertaining them.

Therefore, to ease some stress I try to remember to breathe slow, low, and deep; attempt to get as much exercise as I can; and, with a ping-pong table and foosball, we get some interacting exercise with the friends and family.

To relax and turn off my brain, I sit back and watch fun shows and movies. As has become a pseudo holiday tradition, here are some of my recommendations of what to watch now.

“Tulsa King,” Paramount TV — Sylvester Stallone’s new series, where he plays a mobster........

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