Kansas City :: MO :: USA
| 4 days ago
Ah, the annual lighting of the lights on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City. It’s a wonderful KC Thanksgiving and holiday season tradition.When my wife Donna and I lived in Topeka, we always enjoyed spending at least one day during the...
Tags: Kansas City, Thanksgiving, Christmas, lights, holidays, Country Club Plaza, traffic, family
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA
| 4 days ago
Speaking of turkeys? A day off for our new ramrod of the Fed. Mr. Paulson, who is currently heading into his THIRD PLAN on solving the banking crisis. It seems that you just cannot get anything concrete or decisive any more, $800 billion just...
Tags: thanksgiving, economy, holidays
Cairo :: Egypt
| 7 months ago
The holiday of Sham el Naseem, which can be traced back to Pharoanic harvest celebrations nearly five thousand years ago, is a rare day in Egypt. Unlike strictly religious holidays, Sham el Naseem is celebrated by all Egyptians regardless...
Tags: holidays, Sham el Naseem, Egypt, public space, urban sprawl