Is it the guaranteed happy ending? Is it the familiar faces each year? Is it the picturesque settings? Is it the communal acknowledgement of syrupy schmaltz? Is it the shared stress free escapism? For the current season, 12 million unique viewers tuned in during the first 10 days alone, (October 16 to October 25), which
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“It looked like the world was covered in a cobbler crust of brown sugar and cinnamon.” ~ Sarah Addison Allen For many, Thanksgiving Day is filled with all the stressors that accompany the holiday season. However, let us remember, this holiday is a time for community, football, wonderment and, you guessed it … TURKEY! Knock,
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“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” ~ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “The liberal differs from the conservative only in one way; the liberal is more deceitful, more hypocritical, than the conservative. Both want power, but the liberal is the one who has perfected the art of
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Why are there fences around cemeteries? Because people are dying to get in. Do you love the spooky season? Well, guess it does not really matter because it is upon us! Did You Know … … Nearly one-quarter of Americans say Halloween is their favorite holiday. More women than men say this (26% vs. 19%).
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“It is more important that innocence be protected than it is that guilt be punished…” ~ John Adams And now for Part Deux, of laws in the land of the free and the home of the brave … Maine If you are driving through the state of Maine after January 14th and you see houses
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“I am the Law and the Law is not mocked.” ~ Javert (Les Misérables) The Strangest Laws from State to State (Part One) … If you are planning to take a trip across the country, beware of the laws that differ from state to state. Some of these laws, (somehow), are still in place from
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Nat King Cole and Louis Armstrong serenade, nutmeg and apple cider permeate, deep burgundy and burnt orange waltz outside the window, and the Commanders dissolve any hope of a championship during this campaign. Ahhh, it must be the official start of fall. (Below is an excerpt of a letter I wrote to the Washington football
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“Everything happens for a reason.” “God won’t give you more than you can handle.” “No worries.” How many moments have you had to endure the aforementioned inane, cringe-worthy, insufferable, idioms of the idiotic? We are force-fed optimistic colloquialisms daily, whether our personal nutritional guidelines want to digest them or not. We recently touched on toxic
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“Toxic positivity is a fake, forced, and unrealistic positivity that ignores the truth and the need for empathy. It suggests that pain and difficult emotions are a choice, contrasting with choosing happiness.” As we enter the final stretch of 2026, with the arrival of September – a profoundly transitional, melancholic, and deeply motivating time –
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The summer season is coming to an end and with it the very last time I spoke to you. There are so many raw emotions melded into one. The only place I can think to begin to talk about this – is the basement. The basement is flooding and the gray cement floor has begun
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