Oh, those hard to buy for folks…teachers, bosses, service providers, and other acquaintances. You don’t want to blow your holiday budget but don’t want to come off looking like a cheapskate either. I think the name of the game here is “useful.” Your kid’s third-grade teacher probably doesn’t need another glass apple to put on […]
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Since 1994, the pet industry has grown from a $17 billion a year industry to one topping out at over $50 billion. Billion, people! Wouldn’t be surprised if, in this country, we’re spending more moolah on our animals than we are our kids. But it’s probably because there’s just so darned much COOL stuff out […]
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Don’t you just love the word “extravaganza?” I mean, it’s big. It’s bold. And for some reason, it makes me think of the circus. So I guess these next 12 Brain Candy posts will be a circus of gift giving! I like to start the holiday gift-giving experience out by priming the pump. You know, picking […]
Continue readingToday is Brain Candy’s last Twelve Days of Christmas post. And today, I’d like to encourage you to give the gift that means the most—your time and love. No matter if the turkey explodes, the dog eats the ham off the dinner table or your kids have an I-didn’t-get-the-hottest-video-game-of-the-year meltdown, remember the holidays are less […]
Continue readingOkay, you’ve procrastinated, and now it’s three days before Christmas. Are you simply SOL? (BTW – SOL is today’s freebie Texas-ism. It means “Shit Outta Luck.”) Nah, you’re not SOL. You’re smart and resourceful and darn it, people like you. First, stop panicking. Second, don’t rush out and buy a box of candy canes or […]
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