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If you know anything about children and cats, you know they are one thing: fastidious. When you put a child in the ball pit at the local fast-food restaurant, you
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Through the years I have occasionally used quotes from Maxine in my writings and I say occasionally because much of her “stuff” is not fit to print in a family
Read moreChristmastime for an old guy like me is a time to remember. Like Scrooge, old guys like me seem to dwell on “Christmas Past.” But why not? The memories of
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THE FESTIVAL OF FORTY YEARS AGO AND THAT OF TODAY: A BACHELOR BROUGHT UP IN BROOKLYN CRACKS THE GOOD OLD TIMES CHESTNUT AND RAILS AGAINST THE MODERN MERCHANT—BOTH SIDES OF
Read moreI’m right on track for Christmas. Sunday a week ago I made it to “Hanging of the Green” at First Baptist in Allen. A great and Christmassy program with lots
Read moreWhen I think of Christmas, I think about my loved ones coming together and bonding. The Christmas dinners were always held at my great-grandmother’s house until she passed away. Now,
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The older I get the more I enjoy reminiscing. During December, I thought it would be fun to look at Christmas-Past. Let’s start with the early 1900s. 1900 At the
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Thanksgiving has become the stepchild of second half of the year holidays. We so easily slide from Fourth of July into Halloween, then take a brief respite to be thankful
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