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I haven't been in every business in town. Ever. Certainly not in the past week. But during the past week, at every business I've patronized, I've made it a point to ask at least one employee about their holiday schedule. Only one will be closed today (Thanksgiving Day). A couple will be closed Christmas Day. One big store will be open Christmas Day, but closed Christmas Eve. The businesses that will be open called for volunteers to work those days. All of them offered some sort of compensation: a multiple of the regular hourly rate (usually 2x), a dollar amount...

Up to six days ago my post automatically carried my tagline. Abruptly that stopped. If I do not enter it manually, it does not post. Clues as to why? And I can't seem to figure out to fix it. This is apparently one of my duh days.

Negative Thinking or how ‘Negativitis’ cripples the human spirit Does it seem strange that some people COMPLAIN they don’t have enough TIME to be happy, yet they find enough time to be sad? Not really. You see, their deplorable plight has nothing to do with having sufficient or insufficient time. It has everything to do with complaining. After all, complaining is the negation of happiness. It’s impossible to complain and be happy at the same time. So, beware of that insidious disease known as ‘negativitis’ (negative thinking). It is as pervasive as the common cold, but far more damaging. It...