It’s Cold Outside

Can people in warmer climates adjust to lower temperatures? Yes, I know it’s cold because it is winter. If it were hot, we would worry that there’s a hole in the ozone layer. But the ozone layer is invisible, so it would be really hard to find the hole. For winter amusement, many people ski.

Editor’s Message

“When a new product goes into public use and the FDA identifies a serious problem in a certain age group, one of the first prudent actions to be taken (by FDA and the public) is to no longer administer that product in the particular age group at risk.

Editor’s Message

I ran across this and had to share it. Author unknown. Have you ever wondered why people ask questions when the answer is glaringly clear? Example: Walk into a shoe store that sells only shoes, nothing else.

Pet Talk

Many of us create a short list of New Year’s resolutions in January, promising to improve ourselves or pay it forward for others. How about making resolutions to make your furry family members have a more quality life? 1. Walk Dogs Daily We can all pack on pounds during the holiday season.

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Mix all ingredients, along with smashed brains of moose, deer, caribou, etc.” begins the Laplander Coffee Bread recipe out of the cookbook, “Alaska’s Choice: Palmer-Pioneer Home of Palmer, Alaska.”

New Year Celebrations

When did people begin to host New Year parties? Ancient Egyptians celebrated New Year when the Nile River overflowed, usually in June. Then someone suggested, “If we change New Year to January, we won’t drown coming home from the party.”

Editor’s Message

So here we go with New Year’s resolutions. You know, the ones that last about three days before reverting to old habits. Most of these resolutions are recycled each year - you know the ones - lose weight, quit social media, cut out alcohol, blah blah blah snoozefest.

Holiday Traditions

One of my favorite stories is “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. How many other tales feature a miser, four ghosts, tombstones, and a goose? Actually, before I read this story, I thought it was about somebody named Carol.

Bureaucracy does not Equal Excellence

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. No bureaucracy in public service or private enterprise ever starts out as anything but a step towards fairness and excellence, even at WTAMU. Yet, time and power jointly contrive to pollute legitimate ordering principles.

Sending late greeting cards

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. Here are three good reasons and two average ones – to delay mailing: 1.