Thanksgiving is a little like Mothers Day. Mother’s should be appreciated every day, not just on mother’s day. We also ought to be thankful every day, not just on Thanksgiving. But we’ve designated this day to all be thankful together, and that’s not a bad thing. We get the day off from work, we [...]
GG If you remember being a kid and going trick or treating in the same neighborhood more than once, you’ll probably remember that most families tended to stick to what they knew and liked, giving out the same kinds of candies year after year. For instance, you might have known your neighbor liked to give out bite sized versions of [...]
In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue. Well, that much is true. Columbus Day has been a maligned holiday recently. I can understand why. Columbus was undoubtedly one of the greatest navigators and sailors who ever lived from any civilization. It seems a little ironic, then, that his greatest strength is also the one thing [...]
I collected some pictures of interesting costumes last year, too. So, I figure I ought to do it again. This year I tried to find pictures of unique costumes that are not what I would consider out-of-the-box. Maybe some of these can give you ideas for your costume this year. I’m not going to dress [...]
Halloween is fast approaching, and that means it’s time for dressing up and getting candy (candy for the kids, dressing up for everybody). Time to find or create a good looking costume. I don’t know about you, but I don’t dress up as anything unless I can make it look at least somewhat real. [...]
“I myself have said, you are gods, and all of you are sons of the most high.” -Psalms 82:5 Chris Larrabee was my best friend in 6th, 7th, 8th and part of 9th grade, and he died in the World Trade Towers nine years ago today. If you’d like to know about [...]
know, I’m posting this in August. They’re still funny. The thing that makes pet costumes so hilarious is that the dogs (or other pets) have no idea what you’ve just done to them or why. Here you are going through all this effort, and the dog must be thinking “I don’t get it.” Of course [...]
Today is my Birthday, Flag Day. What am I going to do? Well, not much apart from write this blog-post and perhaps go for a walk. Presents? Maybe something small. Party? No. It’s going to be a few well meaning happy birthdays, a hug from the kids and a nice dinner. Pretty nondescript actually. [...]
What do you do when you wake up at 10AM, lazily go to your computer to start writing, and find a note that says Happy 13th Anniversary! attached to a miniature Zen garden that your wife got you for the occasion? What do you do when that happens and you completely forgot it was the anniversary [...]
I’ve lived in the United States for almost 13 years and I’ve never understood the fascination people here seem to have with Cinco de Mayo. It is a Mexican holiday, but it’s not a particularly important one. It isn’t Mexican Independence Day (September 16) and it’s not even celebrated in most of the country. [...]
The linkage of rabbits to Easter must have something to do with fertility. Or maybe it’s just the cute factor of putting a rabbit in a basket. Either way it’s wrong to gift one to a kid on Easter. We have a rabbit as our family pet. He’s 6 pounds of furry cuteness, and [...]
