December 7, 2012 People get paid to sit around and think about what colors should identify a particular year or a particular season, and then they declare it to be true, and people buy those colors. Amazing!
The color company Pantone has issued their annual color forecast, and if we want to be hip next year, this is the color we should buy.
December 6, 2012 The amount we fork over for Christmas gifts has gone up every year since 2008.
The iPads, flat screen TVs, and video game must-haves ain't cheap! When you add up the hot electronics, the ugly sweaters, and the popcorn tin gift sets, we're spending just shy of a thousand bucks on Christmas.
December 6, 2012 If you're looking for something new and different to do with the family this holiday, check out 'Twas The Lights Before Christmas this weekend or next weekend at the East Texas Fairgrounds in Tyler. The East Texas Fairgrounds are being transformed into a whimsical winter wonderland and is being filled with light displays in a walk-thru setting.
December 5, 2012 Many first time cat owners often wondered why their Christmas tree ornaments end up on the floor and scattered throughout the house and it doesn't take long to figure out either! For some households it's a daily battle, the cat takes on the Christmas tree and for the most part the cat wins!
December 4, 2012 Football players are stereotyped as big, mean, and scary. We see them every week tackling other players to the ground. But sometimes the players who seem the biggest and scariest, are the most loveable with the biggest hearts. That's what Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson just proved.
December 4, 2012 Oh those holiday office parties...if you want to be a good employee you have to go. But you can't have too much fun or you'll risk ending up dancing on a table with someone else's shirt on your head, and the video will get thousands of hits on youtube.
A study by Forbes says 90 percent of offices will have holiday parties this year. That's good news! It's a sign that the economy is back on track.
Only 5 percent of employees actually want a holiday office party.
December 3, 2012 While you're out doing the holiday shopping and buying gifts for everyone else, are you tempted to splurge on something for yourself?
This idea of self-gifting was actually part of the sermon I heard at church yesterday, so I did a little more investigating and dug up some interesting facts.
My pastor said we'll spend on average, $75 on a gift for a close friend, $23 on an acquaintance, and $123 on a gift for ourselves. Tis the giving season! To ourselves apparently. A national newspaper says the self-spending total will be even higher - close to $200 per person.
December 3, 2012
November 30, 2012 These are the movies that you must watch to get you in the Christmas spirit, the best Christmas movies of all time.
November 30, 2012 America has a fascination with boys' names that end in the letter N.
And with girls' it's all the rage to end the name with an A.
Babycenter has revealed their Top 100 Baby Names of 2012, and judging by the list, kindergarten classes in five years will be well-populated with Aidens and Sophias.
November 29, 2012 Last night while my wife was creating a new wreath to hang above the fireplace, my daughter and I watched "A Charlie Brown Christmas" on ABC. I love these classic Christmas shows and look forward to seeing them every year. In addition to these classics, I am a fan of the new ones as well, like Prep and Landing.
November 29, 2012 The Research firm ComScore says sales this past Monday were around $1.46 BILLION. That's up 17 percent from the $1.25 billion total of 2011. We spent dollars like crazy online Monday. Don't you wonder how much of that was done at work? We didn't get much done at work that day. We were too busy shopping.
The UPS guy has been to my house two days in a row with deliveries. Does anyone else have a little cyber guilt for all of the separate online orders? I feel bad the the UPS guy has to make separate trips for little packages here and there. I wonder if he sees my address and gets mad. Not again! Oh UPS man, there will be more where that came from. We may start setting out cookies and milk for you, Fed Ex, and the Post Office. We'll be seeing a lot of you over the next three weeks.
