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Tuesday, December 26, 2023

Don't Forget to make This Good Luck Meal for the New Year

Maybe it's my Southern roots, or maybe it's just because I love a good bean soup, but my mom has always made black-eyed peas for our New Year's Day meal. The story of the Southern tradition of eating black-eyed peas as the first meal on New Year's Day is generally believed to date back to the winter... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, December 24, 2023

Happy Christmas Eve...As Seen Here, the Big Guy is On His Way...

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Saturday, December 23, 2023

The Evolution of Blogging...Blog Sites Have Come a Long Way Since 1999

One of the biggest blogging publishing platforms is WordPress, and titles, pictures, and interesting content are everything when it comes to drawing in traffic to your blog posts. I n 1999, there were just 23 blogs. Today, there are over 1.6 billion blogs on the internet. WordPress alone has over 60... Sign in to see full entry.

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I Had Never Heard of This Until Today, but It Sounds Like a Wonderful Plan

HumanLight is a secular Humanist holiday. It is celebrated every year on December 23rd. The day celebrates human values, compassion, reason, hope, and humanity. Those who celebrate it do so by sharing food with friends and family, lighting a candle, and doing charity work. My only issue with... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 22, 2023

In December 1937, Movie Lovers Were Treated to This Classic Animated Film

Loved by children everywhere, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs premiered in Los Angeles at the Carthay Circle Theater in December of 1937. It was the first full-length animated film ever made. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023

A Lovely Thought, but No Pa-Rump-Pa-Pum's Tonight Little Drummer Boy

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Sunday, December 17, 2023

I Love This Handy Kitchen Tip, Especially When Cooking Large Meals

This hack is from America's Test Kitchen America's Test Kitchen | Episodes, Recipes & Reviews | America's Test Kitchen (americastestkitchen.com) Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, December 15, 2023

This is Such A Thoughtful Gift for Any Book Lover

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

It's Time to Enjoy One of the Seasons Most Favorite Treat

During the late 1800s, teenagers engaged in a marshmallow roasting tradition in many resort towns in the Northeast. This would eventually become the start of something good. Places like Asbury Park in New Jersey hosted them, drawing in young crowds especially since newspapers at the time called the... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, December 9, 2023

Someone Was Busy During the Spring

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Our world is bursting with nostalgia, unexplained, beautiful, fascinating, and hidden situations and destinations. When it comes to the paranormal and ghosts, "for the believer no proof is necessary. For the skeptic, no proof is possible."

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