Growing up my family had the same holiday TV viewing as probably every other American. At Easter we watched The Ten Commandments, Christmas all the claymation shows and It's A Wonderful Life. I feel like in the spring we also watch The Wizard of Oz annually. I guess if you do something two years in …
Tag: holidays
Thanksgiving Day Grinches
Several retailers have decided to let the Black Friday madness leak over onto Thanksgiving Day. Call 'em Scrooge or call 'em the Grinch, they're putting profits before people. It's not surprising. Big businesses aren't human so a singleminded focus on obtaining more and more, no matter what the cost, well that's to be expected. But …
Reflections: Christmas Eve at night church
I'm not a church goer, but last night I went to an 11:00 p.m. church service. It's strange being at church at night with people in jeans and sneakers while taking communion. This new informality at church is still disconcerting for me who grew up with the rules of "wearing your Sunday best" to church. …
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