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Cinco De-WHAT-O? Find Out What Cinco de Mayo Really Celebrates

Ken Dillon — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:43:59 +0000

So the weekend is here and you and your friends are all going to go out and celebrate Cinco de Mayo, right? Of COURSE! It's what everyone does on Cinco de Mayo weekends. Pub crawls, ordering your favorite drink by the name "cervesa" just to be cool, cramming down the chips and salsa. Fun word to say, isn't it? "Sallllsaaaa."

But why are you celebrating it? Why, especially, are you celebrating it if you have absolutely no "South of the Border" blood in you at all? Would you celebrate Buddha's Birthday as they do in Korea each May 17? Let me guess: ONLY if there were partying and drinking involved, right?

Easter Candy Favorites [POLL]

Behka — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:27:25 +0000

Kids, it’s getting to be that time of year: Easter. And I know when I was a kid, I looked forward to that basket just as much as I looked forward to the bigger crowds at Sunday Church. The Easter Bunny was never that big a deal in our house, but he did make visits. [...]

Sedalia's Weekend Events – Weekend of December 23

Behka — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:00:13 +0000

Here are a few things going on this weekend! The Ozark Tabernacle Pentecostal Church will provide a Christmas Dinner for those without family, shut-ins, or those who can’t afford a traditional Christmas Meal. It’ll include a menu of turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, corn, green beans, stuffing and a roll with dessert. It’ll be held [...]

Happy St. Nicholas Day!

Doug — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:19:59 +0000

The holiday season has many different holidays that are celebrated, whether it be Christmas on Dec. 25, Chanukah starting on Dec. 8, Kwanzaa starting on Dec. 26 or a few others that are celebrated around the world. However, one that I celebrated when I was living in Germany is celebrated today (Dec. 6). It is St. Nicholas Day. This is not the day he was born as you may think, but is the day he died in AD 343, and thus is called the St. Nicholas Feast Day.

Be Careful: Buying a Bad Gift Can Cause A Fight [SURVEY]

Bruce — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 07:00:09 +0000

I was talking with Sammy Kershaw this morning about Christmas gifts. We were reminiscing about the time when we had to put actual thought into the presents we bought for people. We had to pay attention to their likes and dislikes and find the gift that would tell them that we cared enough to know they would enjoy having that item. Today we seem to be all about cash and gift cards. Those items seem very impersonal to me. Giving them seems to say "I don't know anything about you, but you're on my Christmas list. So here ya go."

Behka's Links: Christmas Shopping, Behka Style

Behka — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 23:24:19 +0000

Kids, I don’t know about you, but it seems like every year I would try to find gifts for people in the Holiday season, it would just get harder and harder. I’d get them something that I was sure they’d love, and it turned out to be wrong. Brother-in-law loves cheese? Great, I’ll get a [...]

Holiday Shopping Now Starts Before Black Friday or Cyber Monday — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:00:45 +0000

While some fanatical Black Friday and Cyber Monday shoppers are already at the gates waiting to assault the holiday-shopping season with their fearsome craving for stuff, some retail analysts say the gates are actually open now and the race is already in progress.

Thom Blischok, chief retail strategist for Booz and Company says, “Cyber Monday has begun, essentially. No question about it.”

Don't Miss the Postal Service Shipping Deadlines for the 2012 Holiday Season

Doug — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:22:34 +0000

Christmas may be about six weeks away, but it is time to start thinking about where you plan to send gifts, packages and mail. The United States Postal Service is predicting that over 365 million packages will be delivered this holiday season, which is 20% more than 2011. The United States Postal Service would like you [...]

Labor Day Isn't Ruined

Behka — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 21:45:12 +0000

Kids, I know a lot of you are kind of pouting right now because it’s raining outside, and apparently that will dampen some of your plans. MALARKEY, I say! Your fun isn’t ruined! So what if there’s a little rain? Go ahead and do whatever it is you’re gonna do. Gonna barbeque? Get creative. Just [...]

Where Are You Going for Labor Day?

Doug — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:00:35 +0000

Labor Day weekend is upon us, a holiday that many mark as the end of summer. I have done many different things for Labor Day weekend in the past, from traveling to the Lake of the Ozarks, to Kansas City, Columbia and even just around town. With the price of gasoline where it is, some [...]