Tag: Holidays
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Peeps Hit the Stores
While Valentine’s Day has hardly come and gone Easter is hitting the shelves of the stores already. Target had PEEPS on the shelves Saturday when I stopped in to pick up a few goodies. I love Peeps. I especially love the Peep Shows that the Washington Post has every year. I just wish they would…
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Vacation Suggestion: San Diego, CA
Valentine’s Day is almost over but if you are in California you still have a few hours to go take a Valentines Day Cruise San Diego. San Diego is quite a beautiful city. If you have never been you really should go some time. It is a very romantic town. I think it would be…
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Decoration Day
My grandfather used to call Memorial Day, Decoration Day. It was the day they would go to the cemetery and decorate the graves of the service men and other family members. So I thought I would wish everyone out there a happy Decoration Day and hop that you took some time out today to remember…
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Happy Groundhogs Day or not
That darned rodent saw his shadow so we are stuck with 6 more weeks of winter. I know it is six weeks no matter what, but it just sounds nicer to hear 6 weeks until spring. It just warms me up inside. Winter just makes me cold all over. Even the thought of it does.…
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Happy New Year
Not too sure how happy this year will be but since 2008 ended so badly 2009 should be better. I hope. Here’s wishing everyone else a great new year. I am sitting here watching Bugs Bunny and trying to remember better times. So far I got to see some of my favorites like the little…
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Arrr Talk Like A Pirate Today or Walk The Plank
Well blow me down, apparently today is the official International Talk Like a Pirate Day. This little known holiday started all the way back in 1995 while a group of guys were playing racquetball and one of the yelled out in pain “Arrrr!” Personally, I did not become aware of this holiday until someone at…