The beginning of summer is upon us. Not the official summer by the equinox, but the social season, by the placement of the first of the two main holidays. Summer always begins socially in the USA with Memorial Day, and ends with Labor Day. This coming Monday being Memorial Day Observed (Official Memorial Day is … Continue reading A Look Ahead …
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Memorial Day — An eclectic review
Okay, this might be one of those link type posts that get me out of having to write and think too much -- or it might be a brilliant gestalt of what I saw on Monday online. Why is everyone able to offend, and be offended, so much on Memorial Day? In this first story, … Continue reading Memorial Day — An eclectic review
Holidays in Comparison
Well, tonight is the night -- New Year's Eve. Ho Hum.Had a conversation last night with my in-laws' German exchange student about what people were planning for New Year's Eve, what were the foods people eat in America on New Year's etc. Was an interesting question, seeing I had been mulling this column for today … Continue reading Holidays in Comparison
At The Rainbow 