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Sometimes I am puzzled at the respect we pay to the idea of falling in love. We watch television, movies, read romance stories and listen to songs in the media.

On our farm, we try to host a university student or two every year. We find that it is a good experience for all involved. Typically, we learn from them, and hopefully they learn something from their time here.

The music we listen to frequently reflects our feelings or interpretations of the conditions we face.

The ultimate in longevity is the Christmas fruitcake. It’s a cake made during the holidays with fruits that make it heavier than the stove it is cooked in.

—Erma Bombeck

As adults, we prefer to feel and look as if we’ve got it all figured out, especially in the eyes of our peers. It pains us to appear vulnerable, inexperienced or at a disadvantage when in pursuit of success.

It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that the typical American Christmas dinner originates from the United Kingdom. We may have swapped out the Christmas pudding for apple pie and shunned the British mainstay of brussels sprouts, but we still have the ham, mashed potatoes and gravy.