Good evening, Netizens... We have mentioned promise and hope as parts of Christmas which have great meaning in all our lives. Materialism is perhaps one of the other aspects of Christmas that gets often mistaken for traditions, but in our household, we have a unique…
I am thinking of many things this Christmas 2008. I have many losses this year and it is more poignant at Christmas – missing my parents, missing the childhood days of traditions at Christmas and the total unbelievable excitement that permeated the air and made…
Good evening, Netizens...A short time ago I received an automated e-mail announcement that a client located in downtown Spokane had lost regular electrical service and was going on battery backup. Now I know why. Upon further investigation I discovered that an underground power vault located…
While a good many of our customs originated in Europe, the poinsettia is a western Christmas tradition. The poinsettia was named after Joel Poinsett, first U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, who imported it from Mexico in 1828. Mr Poinsett loved scientific discoveries and later co founded…
Good evening, Netizens... I simply could not resist taking this picture earlier today when, for a very brief period of time, the sun actually made its presence known to Spokane. It was still frigid (although not nearly as cold as previous nights this week) and…
Good evening, Netizens...A few hours ago, Mayor Mary Verner declared an emergency, hoping to obtain some state and/or federal funding to help Spokane deal with plowing the city's streets. In the meantime, snow is beginning to fall hard in Spokane and the current weather forecast…
Good morning, Netizens... This is yet another of my almost-true stories about Christmas. However, unlike most, in this story I became not only the author but the protagonist, as well. Although in the final version, which you are about to read, I gave Freddy the…
Here’s the question. Is the season of Christmas the only time we feel nice towards each other? Do we need a holiday (like Easter) to generate kindness?Diana on December 24 at 9:05 a.m.On which day can we resume complaining about not getting the proper snow…
Good morning Netizens... Picture Credit: AP It was announced recently that Tina Fey was voted the Associated Press Entertainer of the Year, an annual honor chosen by newspaper editors and broadcast producers across the country. According to the AP members, she is the performer who…
Good morning, Netizens...Picture Credit: Associated Press (Author unknown) December 23, 2008In this photo provided Tuesday by the Missouri Department of Conservation this appears to me to be a male prairie chicken "strutting his stuff" but I could be wrong, though.. A new state-federal program will…
Good morning, Netizens...Cartoon Credit: David Horsey, davidhorsey.com,Seattle Post-IntelligencerJust remember our Congress, the folks we helped elect into office, voted for the mess we are in, and then took a brief from the ordeals of government.Dave
They say such nice things about people at their funerals that it makes me sad to realize that I'm going to miss mine by just a few days. Garrison Keillor(1942 -)
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