Nancy's Notes

Body I always thought I would know when the time was right. And now, even though I feel that time has come, it is still a difficult decision. This is my last editorial as I will be retiring from my job at Sentinel at the end of this week.

Body There was an interesting story in the Salina Journal recently about personalized license plates and the approval process each state has to go through before approving and creating them.

Body No matter your age, it is important to continue to learn, whether by book or by experience. Actually, some of the best things are learned by experience—and not always in a good way. Here are a few things that have come to my mind recently.

Body The more you hang around kids, the more you learn. It may be weird stuff, but it also may be profound. When I was a kid, and television was in two colors only — black and white — there were several shows that we made sure we never missed.

Body If there’s one thing we can count on it’s that our language is always changing.

Body It’s that most wonderful time of the year when we find out what the dictionary brainiacs determine to be the Word of the Year. Sometimes there are surprises, and other times, duds.

Body So far, I think I’m batting a thousand on writing the new year correctly when I write the date. Usually I do pretty good at the beginning of a new year because I’m still thinking about it. It will be some random day in February or March when I mess up the date.

Body With the plethora of television networks to choose from, there has also been a plethora (I like this word; can you tell?) of Christmas movies, some starting in early fall and I suppose there are many still available now in early January.

Body Two brilliant songwriters—although they never met—together created one of the most lasting songs of Christmas.

Body It would be impossible for me to name my favorite Christmas Carol—they are ALL my favorite! But certain musicians can really knock it out of the park and sometimes make me hit “replay” on the CD.