On the 6th Day of Christmas: New Edition

Getting back on track with my Christmas commercial countdown with this favorite from the Gap. Christmas is not Christmas without colorful scarves, sweaters, mittens and good beat to get your holiday spirits a lift. This version is by far the best–a combination of Sleigh Ride and 80′s boy band, New Edition, Cool it Now, I can’t help but go to iTunes and download the original, 1985 song, Cool it Now. Can you sing it? Ronnie, Bobby, Ricky and Mike, if I like the girl who cares who you...

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Sleepless in DC

Instead of popping a Lunesta I thought I’d try some blogging. It occurred to me today that I now know how my mom felt all those years before going back to teaching after Xmas break–pure dread. That’s how I feel tonight. That in addition, to my internal struggle with “selling out” to a place I don’t respect and fundamentally disagree with their methods and philosophies. I’ve done the pro/con list on this teaching gig and there are clearly more cons than pros,but still I can’t pull the trigger and walk away. My heart knows the answer, yet my head is talking way too much. I’ve been known to be way too practical, which has at times kept me safe, but miserable. Aren’t we supposed to get wiser with age? Should

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On the 5th Day of Christmas: Superheroes

So what Christmas morning superhero were you in the 70′s? I was Wonder Woman! Not too much has changed in 30 years. Another 70′s classic–”Be a Christmas morning hero!”

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Blogging from the iPhone

Finally set up Amy’s Adventures(Amy’s Reserve )blog on the iPhone so I can blog on the road.

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On the 4th Day of Christmas: .50 Gift Certificates

Remember gift certificates? Yes, before gift cards became all the rage, gift certificates would often make their way to our Christmas stockings. This 1975 McDonald’s commercial starring a three year old Corey Feldman reminds us of a time when that .50 gift certificate could actually buy us something at McDonald’s. It was “something special for someone special.”...

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