“The true meaning of Christmas.”We’ll hear that phrase a lot this month. People encouraging us to celebrate the true meaning of Christmas, or complaining that we’ve lost the true meaning of Christmas, or simply praying that we’ll all remember — all together now — the true meaning ...
It was the best of sales, it was the worst of sales ...Think of today’s column as “A Tale of Two Retail Outlets.” One, bustling with activity; the other, as quiet as the proverbial tomb.Now, admittedly, we’re talking about two stores with completely different approaches to the retail ...
So, how was everyone’s Thanksgiving? Did you reconnect with family? Have a nice feast? Watch a little football?And did you at least get to list “sleeping in” among the things you were grateful for on your Thanksgiving holiday?I didn’t.My Thanksgiving started to the sound of the ...
These days, everybody and their dog gets their very own unique day of celebration.There’s a day set aside for administrative professionals, for bird watchers, for salespeople, for plumbers, for professional engineers, for spouses, for grocery store produce managers — even a day for people ...
We’re nearly three weeks into November. So, how’s that novel going?As some of you may recall, at the beginning of November I wrote about <a href="http://nanowrimo.org/" target="_blank">National Novel Writing Month</a> — also known as NaNoWriMo — and invited ...
Forget <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039628/" target="_blank">“Miracle on 34th Street.”</a> We’re talking about a Miracle at 103.1 FM.I’ve made no secret of my disdain for the tendency to rush the <a ...
I kept hearing all this talk about how the world would end if Donald Trump got elected. And then he got elected.And while the world hasn’t ended just yet, I think we can all agree it’s still fairly early.There’s actually a solution to our problem, but many of you aren’t going to like ...
Deep, cleansing breaths, everyone.Now that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2016" target="_blank">Election Day</a> is all over us like Miss Universe on a day-old doughnut, it’s time for a little strategically timed ...
With only a couple of shopping days left until the 2016 presidential election, you might want to avoid the last-minute crowds and just go ahead and pick up your underground bomb shelter now.If we’re to believe the incessant political carping on our Facebook feed, life as we know it will cease ...
Let’s hear it for November.It’s the official start of the holiday season — if, indeed, you’re just naive enough to believe people wait until then to begin preparing for Christmas. Because right about now is when a couple of misguided radio stations usually start playing holiday tunes. ...
