Category Archives: Life 101
Life 101 – Dear Santa
Everyone knows Santa Claus’s address is the North Pole. Each year, the tiny Alaskan town of North Pole (population 1,600) receives about 120,000 letters from around the world. Even letters without stamps are delivered, a rare exception for the U.S. … Continue reading
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Life 101 – Bruce’s Vital Juice Makeover
If you are health conscious and haven’t checked out the great site Vital Juice, you should. They recently asked me to makeover a reader’s morning, and I did! Megan Kretz, a Manhattan marathoner who runs up to three hours before … Continue reading
Travel – Light Show
For all the talk of pat downs and body scans, one thing is still amazing: We can fly! During my holiday travels, I caught myself in childlike wonder at the fact that thousands of times a day we send 450 … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #brucelittlefield, #GEshow, #pathsofflight, #travel
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Holidays – Happy Hanukkah
Chanukah or Hanukkah… no matter how you spell it… it’s the Festival of Lights, an 8 day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt. One of my favorite parts … Continue reading
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American fun – Elf yourself!
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American Icons – Rockefeller Center Tree
One of my favorite New York traditions is the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. This year’s tree, a 12-ton, 74-foot Norway Spruce, was cut from the Mahopac, NY, backyard of Peter Acton, a New York City firefighter and … Continue reading
Travel – World’s Largest Aquarium
When I was a kid, cleaning out the aquarium was a task that was dreaded and always a little icky. I can’t even imagine how they keep the 8 million gallons of water at the Georgia Aquarium clean, but they … Continue reading
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Famous Pets – Toto
Welcome to my newest endeavor: a section on famous pets! My first pet to praise is the pup from one of my all-time favorite movies, Toto! You probably didn’t know that in the classic Wizard of Oz books by L. … Continue reading
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American fun – Santa’s lap
Are you planning on sitting on Santa’s lap at one of the 1,130 malls in America? According to a survey of The Amalgamated Order of Real Bearded Santas, they are sneezed on up to ten times a day; nine out … Continue reading
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American Hype – Black Friday
As of now, we haven’t heard of any of the usual Black Friday horror stories. Maybe because this year, more people than ever stayed home and shopped online, instead of braving the predicted 4 a.m. crowds. Online sales saw a … Continue reading
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