Holiday greeting cards, do they still matter? Yes, they do. The US Postal Service estimates that out of the 20+ billion pieces of mail they handle between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, 1.5 billion are attributed to holiday cards! Let’s face it, the end of the year is overflowing with holidays, feast days, celebrations and […]
Maya Angelou Mural
Maya Angelou Memorial Mural on the corner of Orchard & Henry Streets in New Haven, CT Painted by Dooley-O.com I love this mural. Not only is it a sensitively rendered likeness of Maya Angelou with a knowing expression, two of her “real quotes” frame her portrait, along with the some colorful local graffiti. I can’t […]
“Give your write arm to pen and paper” (letters to soldiers)
November 11, 2010… Veterans’ Day How much thought do most of us give to the war in Afghanistan? Unless we know someone serving in the armed forces, it probably doesn’t cross our minds much. I don’t recall “war” being an issue in this last American election! Why was that? Although I personally don’t feel that […]