Category: holidays

This became my marching song in 1972 — Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman.” I’m still marching …   “I Am Woman” Lyrics by Ray Burton and Helen Reddy   I am woman, hear me roar In numbers too big to ignore And I know too much to go back an’ pretend ‘Cause I’ve heard it all before … Continue reading It’s International Women’s Day

Anybody can shoot New Year’s Eve fireworks from the top of a skyscraper or a bridge. The AdAmAn Club in Colorado Springs, Colo., shoots theirs from the top of Pikes Peak — after a two-day climb to the 14,114 ft. summit. This year the intrepid climbers faced some of the coldest temperatures of the year, single digits hovering … Continue reading New Year’s Eve fireworks with altitude (14,000 ft)

 (After starting the video, click in the margin to restart the snowfall.)  I’m dreaming of a white Christmas … Music and Lyrics by Irving BerlinSung by Bing Crosby and Martha Mears (dubbing Marjorie Reynolds)From the 1942 movie ‘Holiday Inn’According to IMDb, Irving Berlin appeared (uncredited) in the movie as the flower store manager From Wikipedia: “White Christmas” … Continue reading Merry Christmas, everyone