Tag: holidays
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More on Restoration Week
Another national holiday coming up, so here’s more on my imaginary national holiday. The guiding principles of Restoration Week are: Remembrance, Duty, Courage, Sacrifice, Faith, Commitment, and Hope. Each ideal got its own day. Here’s a bit about each, couched as elementary explanations that might be used in a children’s civics class.) Day One: Remembrance: Begin by remembering that we…
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My Outstanding Gift Suggestions
I could list a hundred phenomenal Christmas recommendations for books, music, movies, and more. But I won’t. The interwebs are swamped with endless Best Of lists already. Nope, my mission here is simple: showcase books that can’t be found in USA Today, the NYTimes, or in any of the Big Name Guides. Not this year, anyway. <cue inspirational music> In…
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Making up Holidays is no party
Thursday. My self-assigned “post about world-building” day. It’s also Thanksgiving in the United States, a holiday devoted to overeating, family strife, and promoting national mythology at the expense of historical fact. In recent years, consumer hysteria and socio-economic inequality have bubbled up into that poisonous mix. Not that I have any personal issues with Thanksgiving or holidays in general. Oh, no. I might…