Couldn't psychologist O'Loughlin take his daughters on a nice long Antipodean holiday, asked a fan.
If you want the inside scoop on some less predictable choices for a memorable holiday, ask the pros.
Shusterman and Wolf launched a Kickstarter page last week on the first day of Purim, a Jewish holiday, asking fans to help them raise $36,000.
Then for your birthday, Christmas or any other holiday, ask him for a cat.
Or if you're going home after a holiday, ask what they're looking forward to or if they've missed home.
Tom, who is home from college for the holidays, asks reasonably "Aren't you a little old for that?" But soon both men are on the ground creating snow angels, an activity that will eventually inspire one of the homey, whimsical stories that make Tom a best-selling, award-winning writer.
But last month, when a friend, visiting from England for the holidays, asked me if we could go see the Rockettes dance at Radio City, I wasn't sure I was ready to go back.
For example, if a bereaved friend or family member is coming to your house for the holidays, ask if you can do anything to help mark the loss during this occasion.
Mohamed's petition – supported by the Guardian, Change.org and a coalition of FGM campaigners and activists – calls on the education secretary to write to every teacher in the country before the summer holidays, asking them to train teachers and parents about the horrors of FGM in a bid to help bring an end to the practice.
