The social media phenomenon known as Twitter saw a marked increase in users in 2009. It seems everyone and their aunt is on Twitter these days tweeting about anything and everything. What I find interesting is the number of marketers that have found ways to sell this as an advertising resource for their clients. According […]
Forgive me for being a little cynical, but when did it become the health-care industry’s sole responsibility to take care of us? Aren’t we ultimately the ones that should be held accountable? I couldn’t help but agree with David Frum’s recent op-ed article on CNN’s web site regarding the proposed health-care legislation. The new year […]
Let’s hope the Christmas blizzard of 2009 (aka Snowmageddon) can be forgot. It’s a good thing we all went through Spring Training (it’s the only positive spin I could put on the March ’09 blizzard) because shoveling snow this past week has been all too familiar.With the side streets finally plowed, we’re no longer bound […]
One of the things that keeps us from going insane when the weather gets ridiculous is playing games. We spent the better part of Sunday playing board games. My brother-in-law has an affinity for more eclectic games and owns quite a number of them. It’s not uncommon for any of these games to come with […]
I’m not surprised that winter in North Dakota brings record-breaking snowfalls, but does it have to happen over the Christmas holidays? The fact that Christmas has more-or-less been postponed due to the weather is a shot to the “Christmas cheer”. Yes, it will be nice when everyone is finally together, but a little of the […]
Christmas morning – there’s nothing quite like it! It seems no matter how late the kids get to sleep on Christmas Eve they still manage to explode out of a deep slumber in eager anticipation of discovering what Santa has left them! (Christmas trumps sleep every time.) All in all I think they were quite […]
The Old Testament book of Numbers gives a Messianic prophecy of Christ’s coming. “There shall come a Star out of Jacob,” (Numbers 24:17) and the book of Daniel includes another prophecy (Daniel 9:25,26) letting the wise men know the time was soon. On the night of Christ’s birth, a mysterious light, a bright star, appeared […]
No need to dream of a white Christmas this year. By the looks of the forecast we’re getting plenty of snow for Christmas. Our thoughts go out to all those friends and family that have to travel in this weather. Hopefully no one’s plans have to change as a result. Safe travels everyone.
Have you ever witnessed this happen? Or, worse yet, been the passer-by? I’m guilty of it. The Christmas Season is synonymous with the virtue of giving, so it’s not uncommon to be solicited for donations heavily during this month. We’ve been working hard as a family this year to really bring that idea to the […]
Who doesn’t like Hershey’s kisses? It’s another classic American corporation that has been bitten by the reinvention bug. Product extensions have created for Hershey’s a new line of favorite flavors increasing their bottom line (and American waistlines), but how far is too far? Nobody really argued with Almonds, Hugs or even Mint. But now there’s […]