Turning a holiday negative into a positive

By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times Lately, my Facebook feed has been crowded with posts of happy families stringing outdoor lights and chopping down Christmas trees. My Grinch-y little heart can’t take it. It’s only December 11th! Can’t everybody just slow their roll a bit? We’re still digesting Thanksgiving turkey, for crying out loud. I don’t want to be sweeping up pine needles...

What kind of tree are you?

What your Christmas tree says about you By Kelly Hockenberry, Columnist, The Times If your choice of fashion reveals to the world a bit about who you are…can the same be said for the type of Christmas tree you display at the holidays? Think about it. Do you prefer real or artificial? Colored lights or white lights? Tinsel or popcorn? Star or angel? I might be onto something here. If I didn’t...