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Christmas Note #19: The Meaning of Christmas

Posted on December 19, 2011 by kymlucas

Rave: Christmas Note #19 — The Meaning of Christmas When I read news stories like these, I remember that not everyone has forgotten what Christmas means. From Yahoo Finance, an AP new story by Margery Beck: Anonymous donors pay off Kmart … Continue reading →

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Christmas Note #18: Infinitely Regrettable Nativity Sets

Posted on December 18, 2011 by kymlucas

Rave (it’s Christmas time so everything is a rave — I cannot rant at Christmas time): Christmas Note #18 Infinitely Regrettable Nativity Sets As a follow-up the regrettable Christmas cards, we have regrettable nativity sets (courtesy of my friend Susan’s Facebook posting). … Continue reading →

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Christmas Note #17: Infinitely Regrettable Christmas Cards

Posted on December 17, 2011 by kymlucas

Rave: Christmas Note #17: Infinitely Regrettable Christmas Cards This one is courtesy of my friend Jim’s Facebook post. http://www.rantsfrommommyland.com/ for more of them.

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Christmas Note #15: The Handsome Men’s Club

Posted on December 15, 2011 by kymlucas

Rave: Christmas Note #15 — The Handsome Men’s Club Okay, I know this has absolutely nothing to do with Christmas, but it’s funny. Why is it funny? Because it features numerous well-known men making fun of their own public image as … Continue reading →

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Christmas Note #14: The Second Best Christmas Song Ever

Posted on December 14, 2011 by kymlucas

Rave: Christmas Note #14 — The second best Christmas song ever, “Fairy Tale of New York” This is a repeat from last year just like the Bing and Bowie song, but this is still the second best Christmas song ever. … Continue reading →

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Christmas Note #13: Potato Candy

Posted on December 13, 2011 by kymlucas

Rave: Christmas Note #13: Potato Candy Yes, you can make candy from poatoes. And though it might sound like something the Irish would dream up, I believe this simple to make treat is actually German. No one seems quite sure … Continue reading →

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Christmas Note #12: The Santa Train

Posted on December 12, 2011 by kymlucas

Rave: Christmas Note #12 — The Santa Train I first heard the story of the Santa Train when I read Silver Packages, a picture book by the ever-prolific and extremely talented Cynthia Rylant. (See Barnes and Noble website for more info:http://tinyurl.com/7s2oq6j). Reading … Continue reading →

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Christmas Note #7: Holiday Stress Reliever

Posted on December 7, 2011 by kymlucas

Rave: Christmas note #7 — Holiday Stress Reliever If you’re not familiar with Rowan Atkinson or only know him from the Mr. Bean movies, you’ve been missing out on own of the great comic talents of our age. Here (courtesy of … Continue reading →

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Christmas Note #4

Posted on December 4, 2011 by kymlucas

A Rave: Christmas Note #4 Another video, courtesy of my friend Pat who sent it to me. I can’t embed it, so please click through. It’s by Hullabaloo Steve, who wishes you “all of the above.” As do I. http://www.youtube.com/user/hullabaloosteve?feature=mhee

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Christmas Note #3

Posted on December 3, 2011 by kymlucas

A Rave: Christmas Note #3 — Amazing Peace I don’t want to infringe on the copyright of this beautiful poem, so I hope you will go here http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Maya-Angelous-Amazing-Peace/2 to read it. I wish us all moments of peace in the coming craziness of … Continue reading →

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