Back in 1897, a young girl named Virginia O’Hanlon asked the now-famous question, “Is There a Santa Claus?” and, at the suggestion of her father, wrote to the local New York newspaper at the time, The Sun, in search of an answer. The equally famous reply, penned by Sun editorial writer Francis Pharcellus Church, is …
In the hustle and bustle of modern life, it can sometimes be easy to overlook the simple things, the important things in our lives that mean the most to us and define us as a people: friendship, sharing, community…offering a helping hand, saying please and thank you, doing things with no expectation of getting something …
Here are some nice shots of some of the Christmas light displays in our town of Wallingford, CT. Enjoy!! “Wallingford Xmas Lights“ Create a free slideshow with Picnik!
MERRY CHRISTMAS!! There, I said it. Over the past several years, there has been a inexorable movement away from the holiday-specific “Merry Christmas” towards the more general and politically correct “Happy Holidays”. Proponents of this give many reasons why they do this: they don’t celebrate Christmas, it’s offensive to them, Christmas is a pagan holiday, …