shopping
Christmas Madness
I was out with my wife Sandra doing some Christmas shopping on Sunday. Just the two of us sans the kids. It was nice. We had some food, watched some football while eating, then we […]
The Gift Cards People Want Most
A gift-card exchange site called GiftCardRescue.com asked people what cards they wanted most as holiday gifts. And according to their survey, McDonald’s came in THIRD. Here are the 10 most-popular gift cards for this holiday […]
Is This One Of The Bee Gee’s? Or, Is It Tom Peake
I came across a picture of me getting ready to be in a friend’s wedding around Christmas time 1977. What should the caption read?
HOLIDAY “PREP” TALK
Much like you, I am tired of Turkey. I had it for Thanksgiving. Then again a few hours after that. Then the next day as a leftover. Now, there are some items like mashed potatoes, […]
A KOOL Day at the Outlets at Anthem!
It was definitely a “KOOL” day out at the Outlets at Anthem on this warm Black Friday afternoon. Charlie Huero and the KOOL Kids on the Block had a blast out there!! Big thanks to everyone […]
Black Friday Deals!
11/9/12 Black Friday has been the busiest shopping day of the year in America for quite some time now. It is the day after Thanksgiving in the United States, and usually is the day major […]
13% of Americans Have Already Started Their Christmas Shopping . . . and 4% of Them are Done
According to a new survey designed to make you feel horrible, 13% of Americans say they’ve ALREADY STARTED their 2012 Christmas shopping. And of those people who’ve already gotten rolling on their Christmas shopping […]
Four Ways to Make the Holidays More Affordable
[sponsored] December can be one of the most expensive months of the year, for obvious reasons. So “Real Simple” magazine has a list of ways to make the holidays more affordable. Here are the top […]
Out of 500 Couples, the Number That Say Men Take the Lead on Holiday Shopping is . . . Zero!
[sponsored] This sounds about right. Do you know any families where the husband takes control of the Christmas shopping and the wife isn’t involved? No? Don’t worry. It’s because they probably don’t EXIST. A website […]
Three Things You Don’t Know About Mall Santas
[sponsored] If you think being a mall Santa is easy, think about this: 73% of them say a child coughs or sneezes directly into their FACE at least once a day. If that’s not enough, […]























