Ramblings

UNITED STATES—The Christmas holiday is indeed upon us, and for many Americans were are actively, I mean actively checking our list and making multiple trips to the mall to pick up gifts for those on our lists. In the past, I have ALWAYS been one who has attempted to get a gift for nearly everyone I interact with on...

UNITED STATES—Black Friday 2017 has come and gone avid shoppers. However, I want to recount for all of you how the Black Friday aka Black Thursday shopping experience was for me. Yes, it’s a tradition in my family which we’ve honored for like the past 20 years. So we are professors if you say of the importance of getting...

UNITED STATES—I tell people all the time you don’t understand the stress of Thanksgiving unless you have actually celebrated the madness. I’ve done it several years before in the past, and I don’t miss it as much as I thought I would. I did however prepare several dishes for the household and felt like I worked all day, well...

UNITED STATES—I haven’t talked about this incident because I wanted to wait and see how things would unfold because it was not only a major scar on the United States, but the UCLA Basketball team. Why? Well, it never looks good when a scandal transpires, but it’s worse when the scandal involves a well-known sports team in another country. When...

UNITED STATES—The turkey trimmings from Thanksgiving have all been carved and handed out, now it’s time to prepare for the next big holiday: Christmas. So what does that mean? It’s time to shop people, the shopping season is upon us and I will admit it can be one of the most stressful times of the year. Why? We get...

UNITED STATES—I was absolutely stunned to realize we’re entering our second week, perhaps third week of November depending on who you speak to and I have not yet seen those infamous Red Kettles from the Red Cross. I love the holidays, especially the months between September and December. For the oddest reason, it seems to be the one time...

UNITED STATES—The kitchen. It can be an intimidating place for many Americans, and as I see it you have three types of cooks. Those who cook for the pure love it, those who hate cooking and those who can’t cook, and I already know what many of you are thinking: the last two sound similar, but they are not!...

UNITED STATES—The biggest shopping day of the year is fast-approaching us. For those not in the know, I’m referring to Black Friday or what has somewhat shifted to Black Thursday. For years, this is the day where those retailers who have struggled all year to turn those numbers that are in the red to black. Retailers can make so...

UNITED STATES—Guys we kicked off all things Thanksgiving last week with our column about proper preparation to prepare for the festive Thanksgiving feast, but this week let’s talk about something that scares us all: TURKEY. Yes, cooking a turkey is no easy task, and for most of us we avoid the bird at all cost if possible. Even I...

UNITED STATES—The holiday season is fast approaching, with Halloween behind us, people should be aware that Thanksgiving is literally less than 2 weeks away. What does that mean? It’s time to start preparing! Some people might say, well what exactly does that mean? It means if you are hosting the big Thanksgiving festivities there is no time like the...