Tag Archives: holiday

Heroes and Hypocrites

Posted on June 20, 2020 by

Juneteenth, June 19, 1865. President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation finally became a reality when the last slaves were set free in Texas. It’s not surprising that the annual celebration of “Juneteenth” began there, or that it eventually bloomed into a national … Continue reading →

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Our Stay-Day-Vaycation

Posted on May 4, 2020 by

A Staycation Photoblog* *I caught a few typos after captioning the photos and uploading them (ahem, “Botatnical” garden?), and have no intention of going back and fixing them. It adds character, right? (Note: All photos except the first were taken … Continue reading →

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Travelling Far to be Where We Are

Posted on August 9, 2019 by

August is the peak travel month in the U.S., the last chance to squeeze in that summer road trip or flight to somewhere exotic (definition: “anywhere but here”). Soon “fall” will return (two month before it actually does) and students … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness + Love = Freedom

Posted on March 17, 2019 by

I played a leprechaun in a high school musical, and forthwith adopted the leprechaun’s moniker, Og, as my nickname. But only last week did I learn via DNA testing than I am actually more Irish than anything else (39% to … Continue reading →

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Yule Log

Posted on November 29, 2018 by

It’s the end of November when my wife and I celebrate our yule log tradition: Wife: “You’ll log off that computer right now and help me with the Christmas decorations, if you know what’s good for you!” Me: (traditional festive … Continue reading →

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Rough Grace

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

It was 30 years ago, just before Thanksgiving weekend, on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Los Angeles International Airport was crawling with pre-holiday misery. Planes were late and tempers were flaring. The holidays might be impending, … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving is Coming!

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

Thanksgiving is one of America’s favorite holidays. But for many its real name should probably be Self-indulgence Day. So, enjoy, but remember: 1) Pause and be thankful 2) Appreciate your forebears: 3) And don’t get ahead of yourself. Have great week, peeps! (Oops, … Continue reading →

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Happy Labor Day!

Posted on September 3, 2018 by

So I Googled “labor” and the first thing that popped up was this image. Perfect! I thought. I mean, what better represents labor than Hello Kitty in a hard hat, ready to do some brawny construction work with her pink … Continue reading →

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!

Posted on March 17, 2018 by

∞ ∞ ∞ The part of me that claims to be Irish salutes the part of you that claims to be Irish! (I’m actually about a 4th Irish, and absurdly proud of it. You?)∞ ∞ ∞ “For the great Gaels … Continue reading →

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Scheduling Happiness

Posted on November 20, 2017 by

It was 1987, and we were taking our first real vacation, thanks to the tremendous growth of the mutual fund into which I’d wisely poured our money. It was autumn, so we opted for New England, one of the few … Continue reading →

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