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This year I decided not to cook Thanksgiving dinner. I just figured that since I cook dinner every day, how is cooking another meal special? Where's the fun in that for me? So one phone call later dinner was ordered. Can I just say that I s ...
By Yifat Susskind In the immediate aftermath of the catastrophe earthquake in Haiti, the first question everyone asked was: How can I help? Many people believe that donating to a large relief agency is the best way to help Haiti. In fa ...
Q. Dear Sallie, Please comment on whether diners should "help the servers out" by stacking plates to be cleared - their own plates - and even requesting others at the table to pass theirs to add to the stack. I'm embarrassed to participate ...
The South is known by many names: “Southland,” “Sunbelt,” “Bible Belt,” “Heaven,” etc., but until a half-century ago “Dixie” was most often used by natives to denote the South.Until the term went into disrepute during the upheaval of the Civil Rights ...
“God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.” II Sam. 22:33Hopefully, you have enjoyed a pleasant week with the positive change in the weather conditions. If your week wasn’t so pleasant, then I pray at this very moment that God will ...
I must be slipping a little. Here I am a perfectly normal human being, and all I want to do is choke an overgrown chipmunk. Or beaver, squirrel or whatever a groundhog is? The only purpose in life he seems to have is to stick his nose out ...
There must come a time, eventually, when a mother feels comfortable leaving her children at home to watch themselves. We know that it is important for their own self-esteem to realize that they can take care of themselves for a short while.&nbs ...
Okay, I want someone to enlighten me as to what has happened to the Grammy’s? It seems this former “family friendly” entertainment show, which began in 1958 and was first telecast in 1971, has sure changed! As I watched it on TV last night, I shudder ...
2009 was quite a tumultuous year for America, particularly when one looks back on the politics and public policy debates in the Congress and with our President. From healthcare and other domestic policy issues to foreign policy — including Iran ...
Q. Dear Sallie,All this discussion on when to clear the plates after dinner bothers me. I am not a youngster at 59, but how about those of us who prefer to not have a pile of dirty, used plates and bowls in front of us while the slow eater nibbles an ...
When I became pregnant with our first son, I did a lot of daydreaming about what he would look like and what kind of personality he would have.Would he be more like Eric or more like me? It was fun to imagine all the possibilities.Well, if you have e ...
South Carolina seldom has to take a back seat to North Carolina in many areas of endeavor but they have us beat in one dubious category. The Tarheel State not only supersedes the Palmetto State but leads the nation with the winning title of the ...
“Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.” St. John 17:17Hopefully you have had a great week and you’re enjoying the crisp weather with all of its sunshine. If your week was filled with various adversities, then I pray that God’s Spi ...
I'm having one of those mornings this morning. You know, the kind where you just want to pull the covers back over your head and wake up tomorrow. It must be something to do with the old saying that “Tomorrow will be a better day.” The only thin ...
Down here in ‘hurricane country,’ we pay close attention to the Weather Channel and our local meteorologists. We heed their warnings and keep our dials tuned in whenever a “low pressure” system heads in our direction. We watch storms as they turn fro ...
Q. Dear Sallie, Two of my friends and I, retired educators, were eating at a local restaurant recently. An elderly couple and probably their teenage grandson came in and were seated beside our booth. I couldn't help noticing that th ...
I recently made a shocking discovery. It's a big one.I haven't bought a purse in 8 1/2 years!The last purse I bought was before my oldest son was born.Since that time, I have only carried a diaper bag. Now, pregnancy changes a lot of things, includin ...
It is sometimes appreciated when I pass on consumer alerts to my readers. So, here's this week's offering:You would think that chain-store outlets would have the same price level at each of its locations. Guess again. I always assum ...
"Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is." Jeremiah 17:7 Hopefully you have had a blessed weekend, and were able to celebrate the accomplishments and life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in some way. If you ...
Lately, it seems I've been looking at a lot of pictures. We've been going threw Mom's stuff, and one thing I had never really paid much attention to is that she loved to take pictures. I mean, a lot of them. If you took the time to you could alm ...
We blew it. Our lead headline in Monday’s paper read, “DeBordieu sewage will go into river.”That’s a bad, unfair headline.Clearly, it suggests that the community’s raw sewage will flow into the Waccamaw River, and that’s just not the case. DeBordieu ...
I had no idea that partying New Year’s Eve could be so expensive and so very painful! And that, in addition, these problems would be ongoing a full week after the holiday passed. But that’s what I get for trying to keep up with Sasha, the belly dance ...
By Lynn MuellerIt has been almost one full year since Barack Obama was sworn in as our 44th President.His inauguration also marked the beginning of the control of both Houses of Congress by the Democrat Party with significant majorities.Now, one year ...
Today I had the opportunity to do something really fun.As a mom, usually the fun involves one of the kids, which don't get me wrong, makes me happy beyond reason. But this time was just about fun for me.Blair from "Barefoot Barista" in Litchfield ask ...
Q. Dear Sallie, My husband and I are saddened by the deaths of friends and always send flowers, make a donation to the designated organization, send a card or letter, and if possible attend the funeral. There is confusion over the etiquette in w ...
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