Famous painting by George Caleb Bingham of the Christmas Crossing. Created about 1856.
In 1776, the fate of America turned on the Christmas Crossing At Christmastime in 1776, George Washington’s troops were in retreat, barely keeping ahead…
Month: December 2019
Americans still love Christmas
Christmas is still a favorite holiday in America, even though the religious observation of it is slipping a bit. According to the Pew Research Center,…
Heart attack on a stick or just good eating? Lard makes a comeback
If you are over 60 years old, chances are you saw your mother or grandmother use lard in cooking. But if you are younger, the practice might seem strange…
The CBD craze focuses on as yet untested claims
You’ve likely seen a crush of ads and stores selling CBD oil the past couple of years. And it’s understandable that, with its origins in the cannabis…
10 risks for prostate cancer
10 prostate cancer risks It is the second most-common cancer for men, and a cancer that almost always attacks older men: Prostate cancer. According to…
The Christmas Pudding with burning brandy.
Oh, bring us some figgy pudding! We won’t go until we get some! In the U.S., you could wait a long time for this Christmas dish If anyone recalls…
An ounce of prevention for the winter season
If you were asked to name the most important day in December, Christmas or Hanukkah would probably come to mind. Certainly these events dominate the…
Power strip is basic for holiday lighting schemes
Experts on safety tell us not to overload circuits at Christmas time, but they don’t tell us how. The solution to overloading is the power strip. Born of…
Have a safer Christmas this year
Emergency room doctors say they see more injuries during the Christmas and New Year holidays. The most likely reasons: * People are doing unusual things,…
MONEYWISE: Using a HELOC to age in place
As the population ages, more people face the uncertainty of whether they can stay in their homes. But an older demographic often has one very useful aid:…