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Eartha Kitt Dies at Age 81

Groundbreaking singer/actress Eartha Kitt died of colon cancer on Christmas Day this year at the age of 81. Eartha had a career that spanned six decades, so I thought a blog about her life was only fitting. Eartha was born in North, South Carolina (one of the funniest city names I’ve ever heard!) in 1927. Her parentage was of a Cherokee/African-American mother and a German/Dutch father, which gave the singer/actress an unusually striking beauty. This photo, by Carl Van Vechten, is in the public domain. She started her career as a dancer for the Katherine Dunham Company in the 40s. … Continue reading →

Totaling Up “The Twelve Days of Christmas”

You’re familiar with the popular Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” right? Well, have you ever wondered how much it would set you back if you actually purchased all of the items mentioned in the song for your own true love? One company did and put together an itemized list, complete with prices, which revealed how much the 364 items would cost from the 12 drummers drumming down to the single partridge in a pear tree. Be prepared to dig deep if you want to bring home all 12 days worth of goods. The total amount is… Drum roll … Continue reading →

Rudolph: Fun Facts About Santa’s Red-Nosed Reindeer

“You know Dasher and Dancer, Prancer and Vixen, Comet and Cupid, and Donner and Blitzen. But do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?” It’s precious few who haven’t heard of Rudolph. Every year new generations are introduced to the little red-nosed reindeer who wasn’t allowed to play in the reindeer games because of his nose. (Until, of course, one fateful foggy night that changed everything for him.) So where did this reindeer that is now so deeply entrenched in Christmas folklore come from? Rudolph was the creation of a man named Robert L. May. In 1939, May, who … Continue reading →