If Santa didn’t have a sleigh, he could probably use some kind of alternate transportation to get him to where he’s going. Perhaps he could try a Segway® Personal Transporter. This unique mode of transportation is my somewhat unusual gift suggestion for this 6th Day of Christmas. There’s a dealer in Houston, and I’m going [...]
Tags: holiday gifts, segway, transportation
Posted by Joan Reeves on Dec 6, 2009 in
Celebrations,
Health Give the gift of a smile. By that, I mean donate to Operation Smile. They’re an organization of medical professionals who provide safe, effective reconstructive surgery for children born with facial deformities such as cleft lip and cleft palate. No child should be shunned and rejected because of these deformities, yet, they are in many [...]
Tags: cleft lip, cleft palate, operation smile
If you’re a woman with attitude, like me, then you probably enjoy “battle of the sexes” humor. Here are a couple of items that I think are funny and sassy and they reek of attitude. They’re both from Sweet But Sassy. A word to the wise. Buy directly from the shop. It’s usually cheaper than [...]
What’s Christmas without a rousing rendition of Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer? The holidays call for music. While you’re out shopping for longboard skateboards, DVDs, sweaters, and toys, you hear music in every store from bouncy Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree to Silent Night. We all have our favorite holiday music, but, sometimes, [...]
Tags: holiday music, singing cadets, straight no chaser, voice of aggieland
Posted by Joan Reeves on Dec 3, 2009 in
Celebrations,
Pop Culture,
Technology Today’s Holiday Gift Suggestion is VHS to DVD Conversion Software. This is something I needed because I had all these old home movies as well as high school graduations, weddings, etc. on VHS tapes. VHS is so 20th century, right? Besides that, what do you do with your taped memories when the last VCR breaks? [...]
Tags: Christmas, holiday gifts
If you ask most men what they want for Christmas, they’ll give one of three answers: I don’t know, nothing, or don’t go to any trouble. Doesn’t that make you crazy? Fortunately, here’s a gift that all men will like: the casio pathfinder wristwatch. Why? Because it fits the image just about all men have [...]
Tags: casio pathfinder, holiday gifts, wristwatch
Usually, by December 1, I’m posting gift suggestions on my blogs. That’s been delayed due to the Internet service snafus I’ve previously mentioned. So today, I’m starting my unique, original, off-the-wall, thinking-outside-the-box, oddball Holiday gift suggestions. Get the picture? 12 Days of Christmas Starting right now, for the next 12 days (Dec. 2 – 13), [...]
Tags: banish single use bags, cafepress luvtheplanet, Christmas, eco friendly gifts, eco friendly reusable shopping bag, gifts, holiday
Posted by Joan Reeves on Nov 11, 2009 in
Celebrations,
Pop Culture,
This Writer's Life (Click here to listen to TAPS.) Yesterday, the memorial service honoring the fallen at Fort Hood concluded with the playing of Taps. The bugle notes of this melancholy tune always touch me. Today is Veteran’s Day, and I found myself thinking about the ceremony yesterday and about Taps. Who wrote that melody? Who penned the [...]
Tags: daniel butterfield, day is done, fort hood, horace lorenzo trim, military ceremony, russell booth, scott tattoo, taps, veterans' day, winfield scott
Happy Día de los Muertos is a phrase that just hasn’t caught in, even here in Texas. Today, November 1, is the Day of the Dead in case you didn’t know. I like having a day that’s meant to reflect on and honor those loved ones who have passed. True Meaning This holiday is not [...]
Tags: all saints day, all souls day, day of the dead, hispanic heritage
Posted by Joan Reeves on Oct 31, 2009 in
Celebrations,
Pop Culture Trick or treat; smell my feet. Give me something good to eat. Yes, that’s what we used to say when I was a kid. Taught it to my kids too, and they still say it on Halloween. Dressing Up Everyone likes to dress as someone different on Halloween. Mason Cooley said: “Clothes make a statement. [...]
Tags: halloween
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