So, let's see. First we had Thanksgiving - then we had Black Friday. By the way, for those of you who don't know the meaning of "black Friday", it's the day of the year that many retailers go from losing…
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This time of year is difficult for many people. They may have gone through a number of transitions in their lives - job loss, divorce, illness, even the loss of a loved one. And this time of year doesn't necessarily…
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This year, Janet and I actually starting putting up the Christmas decorations the week before Thanksgiving. Now this is in direct opposition to what we believe in - but we didn't see any possible way to get it all done…
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... go awry once in a while. And that's what happened today, Thanksgiving Day, 2014. To be perfectly honest, I am a little embarrassed about it. Especially after I wrote a post yesterday about having prepared the holiday turkeys for…
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For the last forty two years, I have been in charge of cooking the Thanksgiving Day turkey. Janet does all the sides and the system has worked pretty well for us. Before I took over the duties of cooking the…
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We're less than two days away from Thanksgiving 2014 - a distinctly American holiday centered around the idea of acknowledging the settlers who came to America so many years ago and found freedom here. I ran across several fun facts…
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It's several days before Thanksgiving and we are getting ready for the holiday along with millions of other people around the country. Janet and I have been married for 41 years and since that first Thanksgiving, I have made the…
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As most of you know, Janet and I really enjoy the Hallmark channel on TV and this is the first holiday season in many years that we have had Hallmark programming to watch. At our last home, we had U-verse…
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Earlier this week, I was in Evansville on business and ran across a restaurant that had an interesting name - it was dedicated to Chicago style food - especially pizza and burgers. Now it's been a long time since I…
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I was watching the news earlier this evening and was surprised to hear that there have been several incidents involving benefactors going to Walmart stores across the country and paying off the layaway balances for people who had items on payment…
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