Monthly Archives: December 2016

FLASH! Girl power lifts Santa’s sleigh

Posted on December 24, 2016 by Phyllis Alberici

Let’s talk about this right now: Santa’s sleigh is girl powered! All your life you believed Santa’s sleigh was pulled by tough, male reindeer. Am I right? The fact is female reindeer don’t shed their antlers in winter. The males … Continue reading →

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This is the last word on that: fruitcakes and politics

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Phyllis Alberici

No matter what political firestorms blow over the landscape, at this time of year fruitcake cancels them out. That might not be true but fruitcake has gotten a bad rap over the centuries. The Romans carried a concoction of barley … Continue reading →

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How two Brits killed Christmas

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Phyllis Alberici

VIGILANT parents, aunties, uncles, grandparents, neighbors, teachers and strangers, with or without candy, you are now green lighted to tell children there is no Santa Claus. No jolly fat man. No rosy cheeked harbinger of the holiday season. Nothing. There … Continue reading →

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