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Today’s Home Spun Wisdom Archive
RISMEDIA, Dec. 6, 2008-(MCT)-Consumers plan to spend an average of $832 on holiday shopping this year, according to a national survey, but gift giving doesn't have to put financially strapped families deeper in debt.
By Ellen Creager
RISMEDIA, Dec. 5, 2008-Can "A Christmas Story" really be 25 years old? The iconic 1983 holiday film about Ralphie Parker and his dream of getting a Red Ryder BB gun from Santa
By Dan Serra
RISMEDIA, Dec. 4, 2008-(MCT)-Holiday shopping has begun and everyone is out looking for a steal. And that includes criminals.
By Brian McDonald
RISMEDIA, Dec. 3, 2008-(MCT)-Thanksgiving? It's come and gone. Your appetite? Satiated by monumental quantities of turkey, gravy, stuffing and cranberry sauce.
By Claudia Buck
RISMEDIA, Dec. 2, 2008-(MCT)-Jamie Cameron-Harley is big on Christmas. Her family loves to host a big holiday party, complete with a special gift for each guest.
RISMEDIA, Dec. 1, 2008-(MCT)-Still feeling full from Thanksgiving? Well, you'll have to walk your dog 40 miles to burn off those calories. Here's what it really takes
By Tom Parsons
RISMEDIA, Nov. 29, 2008-(MCT)-If you'll be traveling during the upcoming winter holidays, we've got some tips for you. If you've procrastinated on booking flights, you may be in luck. We are seeing decent fares with no advance purchase required. You'll want to avoid flying on Sunday, Nov. 30, because fares
By John Bordsen
RISMEDIA, Nov. 28, 2008-(MCT)-Stroll Bourbon Street morning, noon and especially night, and you're sure to see the unusual. But aside from one or two clubs
By Dan Serra
RISMEDIA, Nov. 27, 2008-(MCT)-The holidays are a time to spread cheer and give thanks. Yeah, right.
By Lori Borgman
RISMEDIA, Nov. 26, 2008-(MCT)-People can be sticklers about what time they have Thanksgiving dinner. There are the high-noon purists and the mid- to late-afternoon debonair.
By Mary Cornatzer
RISMEDIA, Nov. 25, 2008-(MCT)-The Christmas Countdown has begun. Black Friday is just days away. For the next month you will be charmed, pitched and enticed. Your emotions will be tugged upon. Eyelashes may be batted. And that's just from retailers.
By Karen Klages
RISMEDIA, Nov. 24, 2008-(MCT)-You think garage. You see oil-blotched floor. Cars and garbage bags. Murkiness.
By Robin Roenker
RISMEDIA, November 21, 2008-(MCT)-They say necessity is the mother of invention, but Louie Stotz feels God's hand was there, too, that Thanksgiving day 31 years ago when he came up with the idea for The Thanksgiving Game.
RISMEDIA, Nov. 20, 2008-America may be in one of the longest economic tough periods in recent decades, but if you're a small business owner, you know that doesn't mean less work for you.
By Nancy Stancill
RISMEDIA, Nov. 22, 2008-(MCT)-Elizabeth Keller loves houses, but doesn't have a home.
