Yesterday was Bastille Day, the day the French celebrate the storming of the Bastille. This act began the French Revolution.
You would think that this would be common knowledge, but apparently Americans are not as adept at French history as I expect them to be. We, the people, tend to expect every other country [...]

We are all cutting back this year a little bit.  The state of the economy dictates that very few of us have unlimited cash flow for holiday shopping.  If this is the case with you, check out the give list - 71 ways to give without opening your wallet! (thanks to @sleepypasture on twitter [...]

Something fun for the day after Thanksgiving.  A lazy day on the computer brought me to this clip from the new show “Whatever, Martha!”.  I was searching for Martha Stewart books (I know, why do I bother?) and found a link to her daughter Alexis’ show on FLN. Funny stuff…

Also - if you have [...]

Each year I write a post (or ten) about the Holiday shopping season.  This year is no different.  Today I would like to discuss the phenomenon of shopping known as “Black Friday” or the day after Thanksgiving here in America.
The day after Thanksgiving each year is affectionately referred to as “Black Friday”.  [...]

At the end of next week the official holiday shopping season will begin.  “Black Friday” is what the retail industry refers to the day after Thanksgiving as.  It signals the beginning of the holiday rush.  With the economy so poor, it is inconceivable to believe that people will still be crazily shopping, but consumers never [...]