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The most common Thanksgiving holiday traditions are:- Giving Thanks - Thanksgiving Day Parade - Football - Breaking the wishbone - Turkey and Trimmings I am unclear how the genealogy section of About.com determined this; yet intuitively it appears correct. Ever curious (and always looking for content for my column), I wondered how these came to be; so I did some research. I share. According to historians,...
11/22/2015 10:00:00 PM
Early morning routine: Jack, my dog, and I are taking our walk. His leash is in my hand, my headphones are clamped over my ears; I am absorbed in the back-and-forth of my favorite podcast. Jack and I; just doin' our thing.The neighborhood is residential; no major thoroughfares, so I'm quite cognizant of the large diesel truck that rattles up next to us and slows down. Matching my pace, the driver waves...
8/17/2011 4:27:48 PM
I have a very unassuming, quick-thinking question. Don't ponder the answer; just blurt it out. Ready? (Um, that's not the question.)Here we go: "Who are you?"At first blush, it's such an innocuous query and our replies come by rote. We provide our name. But, in reality, that's not accurate, because my name is not WHO I am, it's WHAT I am called; it's a label. Okay, take it down a level: Who is - in...
8/10/2011 5:26:14 PM
Between the covers of the business book currently on my nightstand, the author devotes few pages to discussing cash flow or spreadsheets, while much ink is dedicated to changing one's thoughts about money. It is her premise that our income basically determined more by how we think than by the actions we take. Of course, those considerations then produce behaviors, which lead to results. Therefore,...
8/3/2011 2:34:58 PM
I hadn't seen him in years even though we live in the same town. You know how it is, I'm busy, so is he. Time got away from us. It's not like we had a disagreement, or we didn't want to see each other; it's just that, well, life kicked in...I answered the phone, "Hey Scott," says he, "I just realized that we haven't gotten together in a long time and we've got so much to catch up on. I thought we could...
7/27/2011 1:30:22 PM
He was celebrating four years of sobriety. When I asked how he knew it was time to initially seek help, he said, "I finally realized I had no control over alcohol. I thought about it all the time. I couldn't wait to drink. I was obsessed with it." As I listened, I thought, "Substitute the 'food' for 'alcohol,' and that's me." It was one of the triggers in getting me to lose my weight. It was also the...
7/20/2011 2:18:32 PM
My, but we've become a grouchy lot, haven't we? Maybe it's climate change, or the economy; who knows? It could be the alignment of the stars for all I know, but we've got our cranky pants hitched on and we're wearing 'em a little too snug around our sensitive parts. Okay, maybe YOU are not cranky, but many of us are, and if you won't own it, I will. I'm at the supermarket loading up on low-calorie,...
7/6/2011 2:08:57 PM
I've heard tell that dog owners (or "guardians" as some prefer) look like their dogs. I did not realize with how much haste that transpires. We have been considering adopting a dog for a few years. As with any important project, we began by identifying what we wanted. One, he must be a rescue dog. Two, she must not be bothered by our two cats (of course how they respond to the dog will be their decision)....
6/29/2011 1:35:25 PM
I've had a revelation. Since the "great recession" of 2008 (which appears to still be in process) came trampling through our economic landscape, I have been - like so many others - waiting and hoping for the rebuilding. When will things get back to how they were? Can we soon return to easier times of job security and stable wages? My ship is weary of white caps; I long to navigate calm seas. When can...
6/22/2011 4:21:03 PM
Being a news junkie, I'm glued to the cable networks. Wedged between the peccadilloes of badly behaving starlets and inappropriately tweeted photos, the anchor brings in two political panelists to discuss the upcoming election (Already? Really? Oy!) To feign "balance" he has a GOP strategist and his Democratic counterpart (as if there are only two sides to a story - but don't get me started). I don't...
6/15/2011 11:25:15 AM