Dec
30
“Ring out the old, ring in the new,?Ring, happy bells, across the snow:?The year is going, let him go;?Ring out the false, ring in the true.”?–Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850 Last year about this time I offered my top ten reasons why I was ready for 2009 to end. The year passed so quickly as they …
Dec
31
There is an old Sicilian tradition that says good luck will come to those who eat lasagna on New Year’s Day! Laughing at that are you? Better take heed. The folklore surrounding that custom also says that macaroni or any other noodle consumed on New Year’s Day will bring you bad luck. In my family …
