Monthly Archives: December 2022

The Last Day Of 2022!

Posted on Saturday, December 31, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  In 1982, Canada Post assigned Santa the postal code of H0H 0H0. It has received an annual letter volume of 1 million ever since, addressed to Santa Claus, North Pole, H0H 0H0, Canada. We jumped into the swim spa first thing … Continue reading →

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Friends Joined Us For The Afternoon

Posted on Friday, December 30, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Mistletoe is an aphrodisiac. The holiday decoration isn’t just pretty. It’s also an ancient symbol of fertility and virility—and the Druids considered it an aphrodisiac. So the next time someone cracks a joke about meeting you under the mistletoe, … Continue reading →

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Preparing For Our Visitors Tomorrow!

Posted on Thursday, December 29, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Do you want to hone your Santa craft? There is no more prestigious institute than the Charles W. Howard Santa Claus School to do it. The school has operated since 1937, teaching Santa history, proper dress, Santa sign language, toy making, … Continue reading →

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Things Are Beginning To Return To Normal

Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Sung by Bing Crosby, “White Christmas” is one of the most popular Christmas carols ever written.  Irving Berlin wrote the song for the 1942 movie “Holiday Inn,” starring Bing Crosby and Marjorie Reynolds, and it won the Academy Award … Continue reading →

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Off And Running To Long Beach & Riverside

Posted on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 by Paul

Fact:   Like most authors, Clement Clarke Moore was his own harshest critic.  The intellectual professor wrote “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” for his kids, but did not publish it under his own name until 21 years had passed at the insistence … Continue reading →

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Christmas Planning For 2023 Begins Today!

Posted on Monday, December 26, 2022 by Paul

Fact: PopSci estimates Santa Claus would have to travel an average speed of 5.083 million miles per hour based on a 24-hour cycle to hit each household on Christmas Eve. It bases this on 2.67 children per household, with 75 … Continue reading →

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Christmas Day; Time For Family & Friends

Posted on Sunday, December 25, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  The Curious World of Christmas lists Werner Erhard as the record holder for sending the most Christmas cards in a single year (December 1975) at 62,824. Standard postage at the time would have run $8,167.12, or around $30,783.76 in today’s … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve And Time To Be With Friends & Family

Posted on Saturday, December 24, 2022 by Paul

Fact: This Christmas gift held a lifesaving secret.  During World War II, The United States Playing Card Company joined forces with American and British intelligence agencies to create a very special deck of cards.  They distributed them as Christmas gifts, … Continue reading →

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T-2 And We have Been Good This Year, Mostly!

Posted on Friday, December 23, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Ham ranks as the festive favorite One of the showstoppers of Christmas dinner is carving the roast beast, whatever species it comes from.  Google searches for “ham” and “turkey” both spike during December, according to Google Trends data.  Spiral-cut … Continue reading →

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Girls Night Out, The Doctor, The Hot Tub!

Posted on Thursday, December 22, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  The Addis Brush Company, a toilet brush company in the 1930s, invented the first artificial brush tree using the same equipment they used to create their signature product.  They received a patent for the aluminum tree in 1950. Today we … Continue reading →

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Winter Starts Today!!! Let’s Garden!

Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  The Jewish people view Jesus Christ as a historical figure, not the savior of mankind.  However, as Huffington Post notes, Jewish composers have penned about half of the top 25 bestselling Christmas songs of all time, including “Let It … Continue reading →

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A Time For Planting!

Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Two of Santa’s reindeer originally had different names. In the 1823 poem, A Visit from Saint Nicholas, which originally introduced the world to Santa’s reindeer, two of the flying creatures had slightly different names, according to Syracuse.com. Donner and Blitzen were … Continue reading →

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International Dining Today!

Posted on Monday, December 19, 2022 by Paul

Fact: One of the oldest carols still commonly sung today, “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” dates back to at least the 16th century. The song describes how Jesus has come “to save us all from Satan’s power when we were … Continue reading →

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Time For “A Christmas Carol”!

Posted on Sunday, December 18, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Dry Christmas trees spark more than joy.  Neglected, dried-out Christmas trees spark about a hundred fires in the United States each year, cause an average of 10 deaths, and result in $15.7 million in property damage, the Consumer Product … Continue reading →

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We Are Recovering Today But Will Be Ready For This Evening!

Posted on Saturday, December 17, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Christmas trees usually grow for close to 15 years before they can be sold. Dang, we must be party animals as we didn’t get up until almost 7:00 AM, and Mary stayed comatose until 8:30 AM.   The funny part … Continue reading →

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Whos Birthday Is It??

Posted on Friday, December 16, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  Guinness World Records also records the world’s tallest snowman — or woman.  Residents of Bethel, Maine, pitched in on the 122-ft, 1-inch tall creation which measures just a few feet shorter than the Statue of Liberty (also a woman).  … Continue reading →

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Need A Strawberry Finder??

Posted on Thursday, December 15, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Associated British Foods did a study that found the average American consumes 7,000 calories on Christmas Day, over three times the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recommended daily intake.  Most of the damage comes from two large meals and nibbling … Continue reading →

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The Remainder Of Our Outdoor Lights Came Today!

Posted on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 by Paul

Fact: A 2014 survey from Japan-based online retailer Rakuten found three-quarters of Americans didn’t like their holiday gifts, with one-third choosing to regift, 27 percent donating to charity, and 14 percent cutting their losses and selling while the item still … Continue reading →

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Doctor Day With Excellent News!

Posted on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Mistletoe, or as it is more well-known Viscum album (kidding), means “dung on a twig” in the Anglo-Saxon.  According to the National Wildlife Federation, it spreads through bird droppings.  Think about that during your next kiss. Today began with … Continue reading →

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Yeah Rain!

Posted on Monday, December 12, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The term “Xmas” dates back to the 1500s. Contrary to popular belief, “Xmas” is not a trendy attempt to take Christ out of Christmas. According to From Adam’s Apple to Xmas: An Essential Vocabulary Guide for the Politically Correct, … Continue reading →

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