I don't know who started it, but many years ago businesses started putting up banners that said Merry Xmas instead of Merry Christmas. Many thought the businesses were trying to X out Christ. I have recently come to believe they were trying to save money. One letter is cheaper than six. In the Greek X is the symbol for Christ. So if you spell it out or use the X, Christ remains in Christmas. Merry Christmas!!!
Sunday, December 25, 2016
Thursday, December 22, 2016
It's Wonderful
10:00 AM
Posted by Linda Henson
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Note to all bad weather announcers. When standing in front of scenes of forty car pile up due to ice and thick blinding snow, don't be so cheerful. Yes, I know sunshine is boring, but a ice storm not the time for a party on dude attitude. Just saying.
Monday, December 12, 2016
Paid Leave
Forget about paid maternity leave. I want paid bad weather leave. Can we get started on that right away? Please!
Monday, December 5, 2016
Seven
10:00 AM
Posted by Linda Henson
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Seven. That's all we have. Seven little notes. Do. Re. Mi. Fa. So. La. Ti. Yet with these few notes we have been able to create tons and tons of songs. And despite the great number of songs we have they are basically different. There is no mistaking the melodies of 1890 with the tunes of 2016. We can tell country from rock, pop from jazz, opera from the blues, rap from southern gospel. Every decade has its own sound. Each country its own style. It's never ending. Even now there are people creating new songs. New styles. New sounds. It's something to look forward to.
Saturday, December 3, 2016
Great Idea
I recently heard a woman talked about fighting with her kids because they wanted soda or t. v. on a school night. Then one day she had an idea. She made coupons. She gave her kids twelve coupons that let stay up an extra hour. There were coupons for sodas and coupons for an hour of television on a school night. She gave them as stocking stuffers. The kids loved it. They felt they had some control of their lives and they learned to budget. There was peace in the home. It might be worth a try.