Holidays

Gifts are good things! But, too much of anything isn't good. A great way to combat is excess is to shift to gifts that aren't toys.
At 6:34 p.m., your mom buckles you into the back of the Range Rover. She drives to the first neighbor's house and waits in front of it until precisely 6:37 p.m., when she gives you permission to unbuckle and go up to the first door.
Tom Crist, 64, lost his wife to cancer LAST YEAR and now he wants to donate the money he won to cancer-related charities.
Overcook a prime rib, and your reputation as a grill master will combust faster than the Yule log.
Giving products to your friends, family, and loved ones from a totalitarian country that steals our jobs and poisons its products for profit simply sends the wrong "'tis the season" message.
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring, and Summer break are when many parents of college age offspring, look forward to their student coming home with hope, excitement and a little trepidation. You hope you don't say too much, ask too much, or commit the worse crime of all, give unsolicited advice.