As the holiday season comes to a close, the start of a new year is on the horizon, which means New Year’s resolutions aren’t far behind. For many of us, December 31 is synonymous with gatherings in Time Square – where a star-studded ball makes its decent before thousands of
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Christmas cards are a reminder of those we’ve lost
The long-standing tradition of sending out Christmas cards during the holiday season can be credited to Henry Cole of Victorian England. It was often customary in those days to send out letters to family and friends around Christmas and New Year’s, and the newly created British postal system meant people
Auschwitz – understanding that no one is born to hate
Last weekend, my wife and I traveled east from our home in Colorado to a wedding in New York. While there, we attended an exhibit we booked months in advance, at one of New York’s rich, cultural museums. It was called Auschwitz – Not long ago. Not far away. A
Baby, It’s Cold Outside is a fun, playful holiday classic – that’s all!
John Legend and Kelly Clarkson have remade a holiday classic – Baby, It’s Cold Outside. What’s so newsworthy about that you might be asking? Well, apparently some members of the #MeToo movement have issues with the song’s lyrics, claiming they sound too “date-rapey”. They’ve even gone so far as to
Email etiquette is all about respecting other’s time
The other day I realized that we all learned reading, writing and arithmetic from our wonderful teachers across the United States. But when were we ever taught email etiquette? If you can believe it, the very first network email was sent back in 1971 – invented by American computer programmer