Thanksgiving was the big holiday of my childhood. All my cousins came to town and we had a blast. My grandmother would spend three days setting the tables just right. She believed it was important that all our tables were connected. She believed that the tables being connected was symbolic of our being connected together…
On Wed, November 20th, I awoke too early and decided to check my email. In it was a response to a grant I had applied for and we had been approved for just over $12000. This money is designated to marketing in our area. It is traditional marketing like billboards, postcards and radio. Things we…
I was in a store today and they were playing Christmas music. I love Christmas music but I find it offensive when stores start playing it so early to make me purchase things. Somewhere along the way we have stolen the time allotted to being Thankful and have made it all about shopping. I think…
