Archive - December 2018

The Nutcracker. An event as much the holiday season as It’s a Wonderful Life and rum-soaked fruitcake. Or that may not be fair…Wonderful Life gets people fake- (or real-) gagging and fruitcake, well, does the same. Some may agree regarding this beloved ballet, but The Nutcracker doesn’t make my stomach turn… It gets me giggling. I admit I have a twisted, ever-the -wheels-a-turning mind, but don’t get me wrong. I love The Nutcracker. It’s an all-around gorgeous feast for the ears and eyes and draws the audience in with its beauty. Tchaikovsky, Petipa and Ivanov knew what they were doing when they birthed this…

The holidays are a time to connect and reconnect, sometimes the only time we do so with some of our family, friends and acquaintances.  We wish our reach-outs could be more frequent, but time speeds by in our fast-paced millenial society. The holidays are particularly busy, and anything helps to streamline the preparations at hand.  Think about how the Christmas card has evolved…from the boxed-card-and-family-newsletter to an electronic greeting sent via Facebook.  The time saved and the number of people reached with the latter are tremendous.  We can reach out to everyone in a fraction of the time. In the…