Category Archives: holidays

Lovely Are Thy Branches

Posted on December 20, 2018 by

Christmas prep – at our house – starts the weekend after Thanksgiving and goes all the way thru December 24th.  I like to think it’s deliberate – taking a month or more to drag out the “getting ready”.  Some years … Continue reading →

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Dusting Off Dumbo

Posted on December 13, 2018 by

In March, Disney will release a remake of the children’s classic “Dumbo”, almost eighty years after the original. An intriguing story (Tim Burton directs), and the wonders of computer animation suggest the new version will be pretty good; standing on … Continue reading →

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A Distant Third (cont.)

Posted on November 15, 2018 by

Last Tuesday in cycle class, pedaling through the five-minute recovery after an hour of torture, our instructor asked if we’d like a Christmas carol or two from her playlist.  The one rider with enough oxygen lashed out vehemently, “NO!  It’s … Continue reading →

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A Distant Third

Posted on November 8, 2018 by

America’s Election Day finds us one week post-Halloween, fifty days pre-Christmas, and still adjusting to that pesky hour gained from the loss of Daylight Savings Time (got all that?) Fittingly, I’m working through a small pile of candy corn and … Continue reading →

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Candy-Crunching the Numbers

Posted on November 1, 2018 by

If you sift through your kids’ trick-or-treat bags today, you may be in for a surprise. When it comes to Halloween candy, we Americans are a fickle bunch. “Best” and “Worst” lists kick into high gear this time of year … Continue reading →

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Almond Joy

Posted on September 27, 2018 by

Think about the last time you invited friends to your place, for dinner or some other get-together. Did they bring a little something – a gesture of their gratitude – or did they show up empty-handed?  The gesture, whether a … Continue reading →

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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Posted on August 23, 2018 by

Thanks to another pro football season, America’s allegiance to its flag is once again called into question. My wife and I chatted with our German exchange student recently, asking whether her own country found patriotism so controversial. To this she … Continue reading →

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