What’s New? Tell HR!
The first of the year is an excellent time to review changes that have occurred in your life since last New Year’s Day. The Human Resources Department…
Category: Seasonal
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Those who knew him grow old; the promise lives
The people who heard Martin Luther King, Jr. speak in person, or live on the television or radio–those people have grown old. Is time that those old…
Where eagles fly in January
Bald eagles can be found in every U.S. state except Hawaii. The largest convergence takes place in December on the Chilkat River near Haines, Alaska. The…
New Year’s Resolutions: How to put change ahead of comfort
The urge for self-improvement is strong at the start of a new year. It’s a time for looking back to see what kind of person we have been, and a time for…
125 years ago, the extraordinary 45th state: Utah
Utah, one of the largest and most beautiful states, has extraordinarily diverse features and a dramatic founding story. Admitted as a state 125 years ago…
Fitness Trend: Cognitive workouts
No, we’re not talking crossword puzzles. One of the newest exercise trends involves fitness challenges combined with brain challenges. An instructor…
Nutcrackers highlight Christmas traditions
Simple Christmas treats of oranges and nuts thrilled children throughout history, and the remnants of those traditions are still with us in decorative…
Early cards
The Queen of England has had her Christmas cards finished for months. Queen Elizabeth mails about 800 cards to politicians, heads of state, family and…
Gifts of fun
The Queen of England is worth about $500 million, and that’s just her share of the family fortune, but with all that money, royals don’t indulge in fancy…
This is one of the pieces from JFK’s scrimshaw collection.
Kennedy’s favorite gift President John F. Kennedy collected scrimshaw, which is artwork carved into a whale’s tooth. In 1962, for what would be JFK’s last…