Monthly Archives: December 2025

Festivus For The Rest Of Us

It’s that time of year again. I’ve written about this day before, but December 23rd is traditionally (or at least since 1997) observed as Festivus, a secular alternative to the commercialism of Christmas as proposed and observed by George Costanza’s … Continue reading

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PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies

PolitiFact, an organization of fact-checking journalists who have, since 2007, published independent, transparent, and fair reporting with the aim to “give citizens the information they need to govern themselves in a democracy” has declared 2025 the Year of the Lies. … Continue reading

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Happy 60th Anniversary to “A Charlie Brown Christmas”

Sixty years ago tonight, on December 9, 1965, the soon-to-become-a-classic Christmas animated special “A Charlie Brown Christmas” aired on the CBS network for the first time. Happy 60th Anniversary to “A Charlie Brown Christmas” As a 10-year old, I was … Continue reading

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