Welcome to the Year of the Rat! Chinese New Year is usually celebrated on the second new moon after the winter solstice. It is traditional for every family to thoroughly clean their house beforehand, in order to sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for incoming good luck. There is plenty of decorating, feasting,…
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Humor and Other Stuff
Remember:
Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday. Dale Carnegie
Interesting Fact . . .
Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat. ~Author Unknown
Resolution? Reflection!
The New Year has always been a time to plan the future. Most of us are accustomed to making New Year’s Resolutions: eat healthier, exercise more, save money, read more, get organized, etc. Maybe first, though, it would be helpful to reflect back, recalling what went right for us in 2019, what sparked joy. I…
New Year’s Day
“Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.” – Brooks Atkinson ”For last year’s words belong to last year’s language and next year’s words await another voice. And to make an end is to make a beginning.” –…
Halloween: Did You Know?
The word Halloween or Hallowe’en dates to about 1745 and is of Christian origin. The word “Hallowe’en” is a contraction of “All Hallows’ Eve” (meaning the evening before All Hallows’ or All Saints’ Day). Although the phrase “All Hallows’” is found in Old English, “All Hallows’ Eve” is itself not seen until 1556. Here are…
A Black Cat Crossing Your Path…
… means that the cat is going somewhere.
What FDR Really Meant:
Jack o’ lantern
A jack-o’-lantern is a carved pumpkin, turnip, or other root vegetable lantern associated with Halloween. Its name comes from the phenomenon of a strange light flickering over peat bogs, called will-o’-the-wisp or jack-o’-lantern. The name is also tied to the Irish legend of Stingy Jack, a drunkard who bargains with Satan and is doomed to…
Discovery!
You never know what you have, until you clean your closet. Anonymous