Do you ever feel “-meh” about the holidays? Some people love them too much! They will put their decorations up too early and keep them up too long. Others, well, they just despise the holidays and refuse to decorate at all. I certainly fall somewhere in the middle, but people will never admit they are indifferent [...]
November is a big birthday month in my family. My two sisters and father have birthdays in November. So not only do I have to worry about their birthday gifts, but I also must start addressing Christmas shopping! November is always an absentmindedly expensive month for me, and then you add some additional expenses like gifts. [...]
Is there anything better than a fire on a nice fall evening? Enjoy some apple cider, an outdoor fire and the lovely foliage. It is a wonderful time to be out in the yard enjoying the change of season. Just make sure that if you are doing this on Halloween, you take the appropriate precautions. Fall [...]
The Romans were lazy. That’s right, I said it: “Lazy”. The typical response would be that, along with building an empire, Romans built highways, aqueducts, coliseums, etc. Many of those basic designs are used today, as is the Julian Calendar, another brilliant innovation under the Roman empire. How could they have been lazy? Well, the Julian [...]
I was born in August some years ago. Rather than just celebrate a day or week, I celebrate my whole birth month. Granted, the celebration has changed drastically from when I was knee high to a grasshopper. I no longer go all out for a day, but rather celebrate on a lower scale for 30 days. [...]