October is always a special month for my family. It starts on the first with my parents’ anniversary and then on the 20th, which of course is today, my father’s birthday. This year, it’s even bigger than most years because my parents celebrated their 65th anniversary, and today, my father celebrates his 90th birthday. I…
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Today is my wife’s birthday. As we often do, we’re celebrating with family. It’s a combined Christmas and birthday celebration. When my wife was younger, she frequently got together with family to enjoy Christmas and her birthday combined. That’s one of the significant downfalls of having a birthday that falls so close to Christmas. The…
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When I was younger, Halloween was a celebration that lasted a few hours. If lucky, we might have a party at school and then a few hours of trick-or-treating. Over the years, many have added a weekend party or two. But now, Halloween has turned into an extended holiday. But is it really a holiday?…
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Today is Labor Day, and I’m somewhat confused. What is Labor Day anymore? The government created the holiday to honor our blue-collar workers, those who labored. It’s supposed to be a day where we pay tribute to those who, as Donna Summer would say, work hard for the money. But we don’t live in a…
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Today, many people are wrestling with whether they should party or not for New Year’s Eve. Some people are worried about the ongoing pandemic, while others aren’t in the mood. I understand everyone’s struggle. For some, 2021 has been more of a challenge than 2020. For me, the decision to celebrate is an easy one…
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The other night I saw something on TV that took me back to my younger days. They were celebrating a child’s birthday and had two sparklers stuck in the cake. That was a sight I remember from special occasions back in the day but haven’t seen in years. Are sparklers still popular, or have they…
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I know that I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a big birthday person. Even when I was younger, I always felt that my birthday was just another day. And that definitely hasn’t changed as I’ve gotten older. And that makes me wonder why some people love their birthday while others like me, don’t…
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For many people fireworks are an annual tradition on the 4th of July. Some people attend big fireworks celebrations while other shoot them off at home. Personally, I don’t understand the excitement…
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It’s Valentine’s Day, and that made me wonder why St Valentine was honored every year. Of course I thought that he might have started the celebration. But will it surprise you that I’ve found out that this is far from the truth?
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Have you noticed that Christmas Eve has become more of a big deal throughout the years? Christmas Eve is no longer just the evening before Christmas. It seems that now it’s an excuse for many to add an extra holiday…
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