When to Wear Sunglasses

Thursday, December 22, 2011 by admin

Get the most from your sunglasses by sidestepping these pitfalls. Skipping sunglasses in the winter. Snow reflects 80 percent of sunlight — three times more than water and five times more than beach sand. Relying only on contact lenses...

Holiday Stories: Some Assembly Required

Thursday, December 22, 2011 by admin

My five-year-old daughter knew exactly what she wanted for Christmas of 1977, and told me so. Yes, she still would like the pink-and-green plastic umbrella with a clear top she'd been talking about...

A Hanukkah Story

Thursday, December 22, 2011 by admin

We parents work so hard to relay the historical and spiritual import of religious holidays. No, we explain, Hanukkah is not primarily about gift giving; it's about a long-ago freedom struggle...

Hanukkah Helper: 6 Gentile Reminders

Thursday, December 22, 2011 by admin

Tuckered out by years of wise men and mangers, one Jewish woman from Texas has a few insights. 1. Hanukkah, Chanukah: It doesn't matter how you spell it, as long as you can pronounce it. That guttural "ch" should come from the back of your throat...

Holiday Stories: Sharing the Sweetness

Thursday, December 22, 2011 by admin

On the 25th of December, my mother expects her children to be present and accounted for, exchanging gifts and eating turkey. When she pulls on that holiday sweater, everybody better get festive...

Christopher Hitchens on Freedom of Speech

Thursday, December 22, 2011 by admin

In 1941, with war looming and our liberties imperiled, President Franklin D. Roosevelt reminded the nation not to lose sight of the ideals that make us strong — freedom to worship, freedom of speech, freedom from want, and freedom from fear...

Holiday Stories: Merry, Silly Christmas

Thursday, December 22, 2011 by admin

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