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Memorial Day 2013 — In a different time and country, this used to be Decoration Day, when the graves of the fallen were tended, blue and gray, alike in one nation once again indivisible. Now it’s called Memorial Day – another three-day weekend, the official kickoff of summer.

• I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.•. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.•. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.•.

Not too long ago I had “one of those days.” I was feeling pressure from a writing deadline. I had company arriving in a couple days and the toilet was clogged. I went to the bank, and the trainee teller processing my deposit had to start over three times.

THE EYE OF THE STORMSunday morning at our house is a little like Dante’s Inferno. A great lament goes up among the children when they discover someone else has gone before them into the water chamber. In a few moments I will hear the hum of hair dryers and the shouts of, “Has anybody seen my brush?

LOST WORDS FROM OUR CHILDHOODI know some of you are too young to even have heard these words (unless you heard your grandparents say them) but they are still fun to say, and for those of you who don’t know what some of these words or sayings mean ask your grandparents or a person older than 60!!

When I was growing up in Houston, our family lived across the street from a man and woman who had married later in life. Mr. Brill met and married Mr. Roberts after her childbearing years had passed, so the two of them enjoyed a honeymoon that lasted well into retirement.

Easter 2024 will be observed on Sunday, March 31.The most important Christian holiday, Easter, is a “movable feast.” Why does it change every year?What are the commonest and rarest Easter dates? How is the date determined? Where did the word “Easter” come from?

In a world where geopolitical tensions often dominate headlines, it becomes increasingly crucial significance of standing in solidarity with nations that share our values and aspirations for peace.

Symbolic of the hypocrisy that haunts our society these days: The light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing and stopped at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.

When one door closes, and another door opens, you are probably in prison.To me, “drink responsibly” means don’t spill it. Age 60 might be the new 40, but 8:00pm is the new midnight.It’s the start of a brand new day, and I’m off like a herd of turtles.The older I get, the earlier it gets late.