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Month: November 2023

Can YOU Make the Holidays a Little Brighter?  Sure You Can

Can YOU Make the Holidays a Little Brighter?  Sure You Can

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Thanksgiving has come and gone and now all over the country, people are rushing to get their shopping lists done, their homes decorated, packages wrapped, and yuletide travel plans finalized.  Everyone wants to have that Hallmark, Norman Rockwell-esque Christmas season, but more often than not, there are times that more closely resemble ‘Cousin Eddie’ trying to drain the RV’s sewer line out front than a Martha Stewart Christmas dinner.  The holidays can be one of the most stressful times of…

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Black Friday:  Why Is This Still A Thing?

Black Friday:  Why Is This Still A Thing?

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I know I’ve ranted on this topic before, but every year, I shake my head at the annual pilgrimage of consumerism that is affectionately known as “Black Friday”. I just don’t get it. The Thanksgiving weekend is supposed to be about getting together with friends and family to celebrate, acknowledge, and appreciate all that has happened over the past year.  The afternoon following that expansive feast should be spent playing cards, conversing and laughing over another glass of wine, watching…

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The Thanksgiving Feast:  Cooking that Bird

The Thanksgiving Feast:  Cooking that Bird

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More than any other holiday meal, you know what’s on the menu for the Thanksgiving feast. Turkey.  It’s what’s for dinner. For those of you with some experience with this kitchen event, you’ll know that cooking a Thanksgiving turkey is not for the faint of heart.  It’s a tough meal to nail, not only from the timing of all of those sides, but for cooking the bird itself, and there are as many ways to cook that holiday fowl as…

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Thanksgiving:  Let’s Give This Holiday Its Due

Thanksgiving:  Let’s Give This Holiday Its Due

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Well, Halloween has come and gone, and although the Christmas decorations have been up at your local box store since the beginning of October and Mariah Carey was just thawed out to ceaselessly scream her way through “All I Want for Christmas Is You” until New Year’s, let’s not forget that there is still another pretty big holiday to celebrate between now and “Ho-Ho-Ho” time. I’m of course talking about Thanksgiving.  I don’t know when this holiday became the “Jan…

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