Tuesday,
December 25, 2001
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And the good people of Westland, Michigan wish you and your family a warm and traditional Christmas holiday. |
| Christmas Myths Exposed
The Christmas season seems to perpetuate its share of myths and
urban legends for Christmas and the rest of the holiday season . . . Myth: The Bible says that exactly three wise men traveled from afar on camels to visit the infant Jesus as he lay in the manger. Myth: Two of Santa's reindeer were named 'Donner' and 'Blitzen.' Myth: The suicide rate increases significantly during the winter holiday season. Myth: Poinsettia plants are poisonous to humans. Myth: The term Immaculate Conception refers to the conception of Jesus by the Virgin Mary. Myth: 'Xmas' is a modern, disrespectful abbreviation of the word 'Christmas'. Myth: The day after Thanksgiving is the biggest shopping day of the year in America. More about Christmas myths and urban
legends at: |
| We drove from Maryland to Michigan last week and I feel compelled to remind everyone about the rules. 1) The left lane is the fast lane; slower moving vehicles should move to the right lane. 2) The left lane is the passing lane, not the right lane. 3) You don't apply your brakes while on the expressway; take your foot off of the accelerator, or move to another lane. 4) When merging onto the expressway, you yield to the vehicles already there. You shouldn't just cut into traffic. I said these same things last week with more emphasis and probably used the F-word more. |
| "People don't take trips . . . trips
take people." - John Steinbeck |
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Stumped
for a Christmas gift idea for that favorite someone? Why not a pair
of pink flamingos. Gracefully formed in pink plastic, this pair of
beauties stand approx. 18-1/2"(470mm)w. x 24"(610mm)h. and
12"(305mm)w. x 33"(838mm)h. and would be a lovely addition to
any home or garden. (2 pc. set) Made in USA. http://www.flamingomania.com/outdoor1.html |
|
Visit
an online cemetery
For about $14, you can add a recently deceased loved one to
interlog.com's World Wide Cemetery. The sites says "Monuments in
the World Wide Cemetery allow people to share the lives of their loved
ones in ways that traditional printed death announcements or stone
inscriptions cannot. Photographs, moving images and even sounds can be
included with a monument. People can create hypertext links among family
members, and in doing so forge a genealogy of Internet users and their
families online and in real time." |
| Last meals
The Texas Department of Justice list of final meal requests from
prisoners about to be executed. http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/stat/finalmeals.htm |
| Cold
Reading
This is a common method employed by psychics to convince customers they
really do have a supernatural power. The method involves the psychic
reading the subject's body language etc, and skillfully extracting
information from the subject, which can then be fed back later,
convincing the subject that the psychic has told them things they
couldn't possibly have known. http://www.factsource.com/cut/coldreading.html |