Archive for December 24th, 2008

What’s Your Favorite Christmas Carol?

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Christmas music comes on the radio earlier and earlier each year.  This year, I found a 24/7 Christmas music radio station the day after Halloween.  Now, I’m all for celebrating the holiday season for as long as possible, but starting the day after Halloween might be pushing it. Of course, now that Christmas is a [...]

Wit & Wisdom Wednesday: Beauty

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

Youth is happy because it has the ability to see beauty. Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
–Franz Kafka

Johnny Cupcakes

Wednesday, December 24th, 2008

I received an early Christmas present on Saturday from my favorite cousins, Kelly and Michael.  These two seventh graders from Cambridge, MA are up on all the latest fads and trends, including the most recent branding sensation to hit Boston: Johnny Cupcakes.
Johnny Cupcakes (real name John Earle) picked up his quirky nickname from a friend [...]