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Tag Archives: Holidays
America’s Christmas Carol: The Ghosts of Christmas Yet to Come
The Story of the Third Part, inspired by Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Christmas Day, 2014. Six years since the Lehmann Brothers Crash. The Dire Prediction: Health Care Reform winds up destabilizing the entire U.S. Economy, leading to a Second … Continue reading
America’s Christmas Carol: The Ghosts of Christmases Present
The Story of the Second Part, inspired by Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. An economy dead in the water for the past five years. Most have retrenched, even if they don’t admit it. A lot of families have adjusted to … Continue reading
America’s Christmas Carol: The Ghosts of Christmases Past
In time for the Holiday, a Story in Three Parts, inspired by Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Imagine a time, before Food Stamps and TANF (or whatever you want to call it), before “Welfare”, before County Relief, before Ellis Island, … Continue reading
Gluten-free Monday: Work with What You Got
So, after a hiatus, I am back!!!! With Christmas just around the corner, I made Christmas cookies! You know, the ones that you roll out and cut with cookie cutters. Unfortunately, I was well into the recipe when I realized … Continue reading
Heartlander of the Week: Let it Glow
This week’s Heartlander is the Australian guy who set the Guinness Book Record for the most Christmas lights. Because it’s Christmas, and Christmas lights are awesome. Let the season begin. 😀
Gluten-free Monday: the Holidays Cometh
As we are in the beginning stages of the holiday season, let us consider the challenges for the gluten-free diet and other food sensitivities and allergies. Buffets, potlucks, catered events, limited menus, hundreds of people eating the same thing as … Continue reading
Heartlander of the Week: The Elephant Whisperer
This week’s Heartlander is Nirmala Toppo, a fourteen year-old girl in India who can talk to elephants. Why? Because you’re really cool if you can talk to elephants. Totally. Happy Diwali, Everyone!
Heartlander of the Week: Give It a Rest
To the United States Congress, for taking a break from work. Sort of. The next five weeks are actually District Work Period, so our legislative folks are taking a break from DC–and each other, but not really from work. Of … Continue reading
Gluten-free Monday: A Lent without Gluten
So, this is not the first Lent when I have been gluten-free. Both Lent and gluten-free can be frustrating on their own, how to survive the double-whammy? And this year, I decided to revive my old standby sacrifice, sweets. Well, … Continue reading
Gluten-free Monday: Holiday Cookies
So, much of my life has revolved around cookies, many of them homemade. By me. It was kind of tough at first, when I realized I was gluten sensitive, I was very sad about the departure of cookies from my … Continue reading
Notes from the Flyover States 