Dear Customers,               May “auld acquaintances be forgot” is a very popular song lyric this time of year.  Understandably, most people don’t have a clue what it means.  I particularly like Billy Crystal’s soliloquy in the movie, “When Harry Met Sally”.  He ponders the question, “does that mean that we should forget old acquaintances?  Or…

Dear Customers,              Holidays are hectic, everyone can agree.  Over the next three days, you’ll probably be making several trips to the grocery store.  The first one, to get everything you need for Christmas dinner . . . and the other two to pick up those items which you will have invariably forgotten on the…

Dear Customers,              I don’t remember how old I was when I became aware of Christmas.  It was probably sometime around the age of 4 or 5. But from that moment and for the next ten years or so, I have nothing but great memories of that holiday.  Presents, Christmas trees, glittering colorful lights stretching…

Dear Customers,              There are certain “grocery-store-associated” products that become extremely popular during the month of December.  Even people who are not normally given to generosity often find themselves breaking away from their usual to discover charity in their hearts.              Two such products that lend themselves to the spirit of giving are party platters…

Dear Customers,             Love turns me into a blithering idiot!  Lately, whenever I see something on television, the internet or even in print that depicts the warmer side of human nature, my throat constricts, and my eyes fill up with tears.  It wasn’t always this bad, but it has undoubtedly gotten worse as I’ve aged. …