This is awesome. First Lady Michelle Obama speaking to children from the Santa-tracking station at NORAD. Lots more after the jump. Photo credit: Peter Souza OPERATOR: You’re connected, ma’am. MRS. OBAMA: Hello, this is the First Lady, Michelle Obama. How may I help you? MRS. HARRIS: Hi, I have my daughter right here. She’d like to speak to you. MRS. […]

I have adored Michelle Obama from the moment I first heard about her and her amazing life. I am particularly enamored of her connection with children; both her own and the children of the USA in general. But, honestly, how cool is this? On Christmas Eve, the First Lady spent about 40 minutes talking to kids who were tracking Santa […]

Seriously. He loves this. Well, kinda… I’m just sayin’…

This is a reprint from last year that seemed timely. Enjoy! Mrs. E and I are putting up our Christmas tree and decorations today so I thought a blog entry on the “greening of Christmas” might be a fun idea. This blog entry will talk extensively about “Christmas” trees and decorations because the celebration of Christmas is one that most […]

I posted this last year but I thought I’d do it a bit earlier this year in case folks are in the market for some cool Christmas albums. Enjoy! I have an iTunes playlist of over 250 Christmas/holiday songs and some of my favorites are what I consider to be “out of the ordinary” — songs you won’t likely hear […]

I have an iTunes playlist of over 250 Christmas/holiday songs and some of my favorites are what I consider to be “out of the ordinary” — songs you won’t likely hear on the radio. Below are some of my favorites along with a brief review of each. Enjoy and here’s wishing a very Happy Holiday season to all my friends! […]

Mrs. E and I are putting up our Christmas tree and decorations today so I thought a blog entry on the “greening of Christmas” might be a fun idea. This diary will talk extensively about “Christmas” trees and decorations because the celebration of Christmas is one that most often involves the use of non-standard lighting decorations and trees inside the […]