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Author Archives: Steve Hanley
A Christmas Carol
Every year, Trinity Theater in Providence stages a production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”. It has become such a Rhode Island tradition over the past 30 years that it plays to packed houses twice a day from Thanksgiving to … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Holidays, Personal
Tagged A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, Trinity Theater
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The Darkest Evening Of The Year
One of my favorite poems is Robert Frost’s “Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening”. In it, Frost makes reference to the Winter Solstice, the day in the northern hemisphere with the least amount of daylight. Whose woods these are … Continue reading
The Wishbone Connection
2500 years ago, the Etruscans, who lived in what is now Italy, believed the breastbone of a chicken, called the furcula or “little fork”, had magic predictive powers. They transferred that belief to the Romans, who carried it with them … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Family Life, Food, History, Holidays
Tagged Thanksgiving, wishbone
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20 Degrees And The Hockey Game’s On…..
Those words are from a Jimmy Buffett song which complains about being “up north’, far away from his beloved Caribbean, when it’s cold outside and there’s nothing to do except watch hockey on TV. But Jimmy, those of us who … Continue reading
All The Fixins!
Have you noticed that people don’t just say they are having a turkey on Thanksgiving, they say “We’re having turkey with all the fixins”? Which leads me to wonder, just what are “all the fixins”? Turns out, what goes on … Continue reading
Thanksgiving Thoughts
By the Fall of 1621, the Pilgrims at Plimouth, Massachusetts were on the brink of starvation and ravaged by illness. Had it not been for Massasoit, who brought a bounty of fresh killed deer, turkeys and other food staples to … Continue reading
The Magic Loogie
50 years ago today, John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Afterwards, the government convened a distinguished panel, known as The Warren Commission, to analyze the shooting and determine who was responsible for Kennedy’s death. Millions of man-hours later, the … Continue reading
Soup!
For a confirmed cryophobe like me – someone who hates cold – the onset of winter offers little to look forward to. Where are the days of basking on the beach, driving around with the top down or reading a … Continue reading
Time Changes
It’s 5:15 in the morning, the sun is still in search of the horizon and I am at my computer writing a post about time. Why am I not still in bed with the cat purring contentedly at my side? … Continue reading
Posted in Family Life, Personal, Technology
Tagged Daylight Savings, Daylight Savings Time, time change
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From Worst To First!
The Boston Red Sox have won the 2013 World Series. For some of you, that may not be big news. After all, since the John Henry group bought the team in 2001, the Red Sox have been world champions … Continue reading
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