A friend asked me if it was OK to delay sending holiday cards until late December. I asked two questions: (1) Will you send me a card? (2) Does it contain a gift certificate? Actually, I believe a late card is a great card.

It is nearly Christmas and people all over the world will celebrate in their own way, many with quite different traditions from those in the United States. While we all love the traditional Christmas dinner, it might surprise a few people to know that in Japan it is “Kentucky for Christmas.” Roughly 3.6 million Japanese will pre-order chicken from KFC restaurants, and that comes with cake and champagne.

As I ponder making decorated cookies again this year (a tedious yet rewarding task) I am reminded of the time-proven rules of ye olde bakers. Christmas Cookie Rules -If you eat a Christmas cookie fresh out of the oven, it has no calories because everyone knows that the first cookie is the test and thus calorie free.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? People have known about chickens for nearly 3000 years. Chicken drawings were even discovered on ancient pottery.

Many children love animals, enjoy close relationships, and learn life lessons from their own pets. However, there are responsibilities and risks involved when children and animals are together.

The Christmas holidays are fast approaching, and it is time to pick out books, magazines, movies, or audio books before holiday closure here at Rhoads Memorial Library. We will close at noon on Friday, Dec. 22, and remain closed through Tuesday, Dec. 26, for the yuletide celebration.

Christmas trees are like a distant cousin. They come to your house, surround themselves with presents, and stay a month.

“Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” might be a great AC/ DC song, but it’s not a great way to transfer real estate. While you’d like to think that doing something on your own is better than doing nothing, that’s not always the case. Google’s legal advice and a free download could actually cause more trouble than if you’d done nothing at all. Here are just a few of the problems we’ve seen with doit- yourself real estate work: -Putting someone else’s name on your deed does not mean that if you die, they automatically get 100% of your house. No, not even your spouse. We have to prove what percentage of the house that person owned and where that percentage is supposed to go after their death. Yes, even between spouses.

Parents are often confronted with the “Is Santa Claus real?” question. There is a very logical explanation provided by an unknown writer: Son: “Dad, I think I’m old enough now. Is there a Santa Claus?”

The Core Curriculum at universities (not to be confused with “Common Core“), sometimes called general education requirement, is determined by faculty and legislative leadership. Unfortunately, some students, parents, and even faculty and university leaders see these courses as what a student “must get out of the way before they really begin to study.”