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It’s Time to Appreciate the Now

January 31, 2009

(www.sass-pants.com) — It’s January 31, and Target is already stocking bathing suits. The accessories section is packed with brightly colored reversible canvas hobo bags perfect for a day at the beach or an afternoon in the park. There’s ne’er a winter article of clothing to be found save for a few left-behinds in the clearance [...]

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All About Christmas Traditions

December 24, 2008

(www.sass-pants.com) — Mental Floss posted a handy, albeit not brilliantly written, article that discusses the origins of popular Christmas traditions, including the date, the American obsession with the holiday, Christmas trees, Santa Claus, and Rudolph. You can read what they found here. Me, I’ve done some research on these very topics myself, which led me [...]

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I Don’t Celebrate Holidays and I’m the Weirdo?

November 22, 2008

(www.sass-pants.com) — This is always an interesting time of year for me because I don’t celebrate holidays. I’m not going to get into my religious reasons for it right now (though we can talk about that later if you want), but I feel a need to assert, if only to hear myself say it, that [...]

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