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A 16th Century Blessing for Our Times »

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Sometimes you just don’t want to edit something down to Twitter-size portions:
Here’s a blessing written by a Jewish scholar from 16th-century Prague, David Gans. Jews bless (offer praise) to G-d for lots of things you’d find surprising which I won’t detail here. But this one hold a special place in my comm-obsessed soul:
“Blessed [...]

On the Cusp of 2009, Wishing You Joy & Peace »


Karaoke Christmas Wishes from Copywriting Maven »

Wishing you and yours a safe, warm and very merry Christmas.
Feel free to sing outloud with your friends and family. (Don’t be shy. Have a little egg nog. Singing always goes better with egg nog … and don’t forget the cookies. Lots of cookies.)

5 Top Reasons I’m Grateful on Thanksgiving 2008 … and a dance video! »

My husband just called downstairs to ask me if I’d like my first morning’s coffee so I’ll make this one a brief, drive-by. You’re not reading this today anyway. We’re all cooking, eating, scratching and watching parades in the am and football this pm.
But here are my 5 top reasons in no particular order:

Good health [...]

You Meet the Nicest Folks at the Polls - Cast Your Ballot Today! »

When I went to vote this am at my son’s middle school, I noticed what appeared to be a lot of secret service around. I noticed our county executive was here to vote but I thought, hmmm … why would he need
the heavy security presence?
Then I noticed that Mike Martin O’Malley, the Free State’s Governor [...]