By Dan Cirucci Cross-Posted from The Dan Cirucci Blog _ Once you get past the story of St. Valentine (the man who gave this day its name) the rest of Valentine’s Day is, well . . . trivial. And even that’s Read More
By Matt Rooney _ This is a public service announcement, Save Jerseyans, because notwithstanding the increasing politicization of our American culture, there hasn’t appeared to be a correlating increase in civic wisdom and historical knowledge (thanks, public schools): You’re commemorating Read More
By Dan Cirucci Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — WHAT HAPPENED? February once belonged to Washington and Lincoln and it was wonderful. I remember in elementary school we would cut out silhouettes of Lincoln and Washington and they Read More
By Dan Cirucci Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — I hate the ballad, ‘My Funny Valentine.’ To me the song is sad and preachy. And we’re forced to hear it every year around this time. The truth is Read More
For most American families, Thanksgiving is a time to gather with loved ones, eat delicious food, and perhaps watch some football. But not everyone is pleased with the celebration of this holiday, and some have taken to maligning its “originators,” Read More
Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — We shouldn’t need Mother’s Day to remind us that mothers are important. And hopefully most people really don’t need Mother’s Day for such a reminder. I know I don’t. Even though Read More
February 20, 2017 Posted with permission from The Dan Cirucci Blog — Quick: Why is today a holiday? What do we observe on this day? Why is the holiday February 20th this year when it was some other date last Read More
The following is an excerpt from Melanie Kirkpatrick’s book, “Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience” (Encounter Books, 2016). Just about every country has a national day, a holiday when citizens stop to honor their constitution, celebrate Read More
By Dan Cirucci | via Dan Cirucci’s Blogspot Do you have your tree up? Is it all decorated? Lit as well? Do you call the tree by its proper name? Do you? It’s called a Christmas tree. Please don’t call it a Read More
