Tag: holidays
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Lost Gratitude
Thanksgiving is here. Yet, given the decor, the music, the gleeful discussion, one could question if there even was a holiday between Halloween and Christmas. Few don’t notice Christmas decorations and merchandise begin invading store shelves before Halloween even comes. There was a time in my brief life thus far where November had very little…
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Celebrate!
Today is Pi Day! March 14th, or written better as 3.14, it is a day to celebrate the number Pi, a number significant for all things circular. But I am not here to necessarily spread the word about a single holiday. Throughout the year, there are many of the normal holidays (speaking for the US…
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The Advent of Reading
December is upon us! This means Christmas, which also means advent calendars. The countdown to Christmas is all anticipation, even as someone who no longer expects to get any gifts. In our household, we have a slightly different Advent Calendar. It was something that my wife started. I am not 100% certain if this was…
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Oh Thanksgiving, where’d you go?
It happened already. Since Halloween really. Stores looked as though Christmas had invaded. Even a local radio station here in Chicago switched over to all-Xmas formatting a week after Halloween. Now with only 2 days left until Thanksgiving, I feel that I am already finished with Christmas. And that’s a shame. Growing up I loved…
Jeremy C Kester 