Weather Forecast: Snow?

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Chandler

Christmas is less than five days away. What’s your weather forecast?

I recently watched Irving Berlin’s White Christmas On-Demand. I love the lyrics to the song, Snow, that Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye, and Vera Ellen sing on the train from L.A. to Vermont. The lyrics go:

“I’ll soon be there with snow
I’ll wash my hair with snow
And with a spade of snow
I’ll build a man that’s made of snow”

The show business foursome leaves the palm trees of Southern California for the snowy scapes near a New England Inn. According to the Chicago Tribune, “A white Christmas, as defined by the National Climatic Data Center, is one with an inch or more of snow on the ground at 6 a.m.”

The places in the U.S. with the highest probability for White Christmas each year are two cities in Michigan (Marquette and Sault Ste Marie), two in Minnesota (Hibbing and International Falls), and one in Washington (Stampede Pass.)

Chicago has a 40% chance of White Christmas each year. New York has a 10% probability. And Los Angeles is 0%. So think of us this holiday season when you send Christmas ecards. We’re warm here in the balmy weather of Southern California busy making gifts; instead of the toys Santa makes in the snowy North Pole, we’re making Christmas ecards!

How Hanukah is Celebrated around the Nation

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Chandler

Hanukah begins tomorrow night at sundown and ends December 28. As you begin your celebrations, here’s a look at how others do it across the country. I like to find out about different customs, and then send faraway friends and family Hanukah e cards.

The National Chanukah Menorah is located near the White House at The Ellipse, in the President’s Park South and will be lit at 4:00pm. Hot latkes and doughnuts will be served.

In New York City’s Midtown neighborhood, the “World’s Largest Hanukkah Menorah” stands. Certified by The Guiness World Book of Records and designed by artist Yaacov Agam, this sculpture is a festive Jewish decoration amidst the Christmas lights, songs, and colors generally associated with Manhattan at this time.

In Saint Louis, Missouri, Home Depot sponsors a Menorah Workshop where kids can build menorahs from wood. Started by Rabbi Levi Landa in 2008, this annual event has been so popular that Home Depot is extending it to other cities. It’s a great way for kids to do something hands-on to celebrate the holiday especially if your child has an inclination for doing carpentry or handiwork around the house.

In Boulder, Colorado, Ignite Chanukah with Vodka Latke Party is described as Colorado’s biggest young adult Chanukah party. It’s a way for young adults to share ideas about Chanukah and other Jewish topics in a light-hearted way. The vodka and latkes is the pre-party. The talks and five minute speeches are the main event, and there is usual an after-party as well. What a great way to get into the festive mood.

In whatever way you like to celebrate Hanukkah this season, we’ll be sending Hanukah e cards to all of our Jewish friends and family this year. Nun, gimel, hei, shin!

A Christmas Carol vs. The Nutcracker

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Chandler

Families across the country journey to local, regional, and national theaters to watch these traditional shows that are synonymous with the season. It seems to me that people can be divided into two camps: A Christmas Carol People and The Nutcracker People. There is of course the rare breed of species that is on the fence. If you are someone like that, please find below my arguments for each, and let me know what you decide!

Case for A Christmas Carol.

Supporting fact #1:

There’s a whole literary following of the Dickensian style. You know – Victorian England, British accents, poor working conditions and miserly bosses. Going to see A Christmas Carol sends a message to the world: “I am literary. I love words and fine writing.”

Supporting fact #2:

You will probably leave the theater with a good moral learned. The themes of regret, guilt, greed, and gratefulness will permeate any theatre-goer’s mind and even leave a few of us crying with tears of recognition. Spectating A Christmas Carol can make you a better person.

Supporting fact #3:

The ghost of Morley is downright scary! This is a much bigger thrill than seeing a horror movie at the cinema.

*If you find yourself in the A Christmas Carol People camp, consider your gifting style to fall into this category of Christmas ecards:

Case for The Nutcracker.

Supporting fact #1:

Dancers are athletes as well as artists and watching ballerinas do their thing is awe-inspiring. Here. This video will explain what I’m talking about. When you watch a good ballerina perform, and you see the holes in the shoes and the muscles working to their capacity, you feel so much respect for the art.

Supporting fact #2:

Silence. Unlike, A Christmas Carol, there are no lines of dialogue in The Nutcracker. Simply, sit back, meditate and watch the dreamlike sugar plums grand jete their way across the stage in silence to the melodic sounds of Tchaikovsky.

Supporting fact #3:

Be a kid again and romanticise that you, in a way, are Clara being courted by your own prince!

*If you find yourself in The Nutcracker People camp, consider your gifting style to fall into this category of Christmas ecards:

New Valentine Puppies Ecard

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Chandler

We were all at Tere’s eating the best Mexican food in Los Angeles, when we had a brainstorm. Just as I was dipping a chip into the guacamole, I received an e-card idea from Heaven. I’ve learned in my life, good ideas usually came from a higher source. So there was the Valentine E-card playing in my head, an adorable puppy receiving a series of Valentine’s goodies via his mailbox. Hence the Valentine Puppies E-card was born and now on the site. We are not solving the worlds’ problems with Valentine e-cards but we hope we are helping you to send love, humor and kindness to those you love, one e-card at a time. I also want to give a shout out to Gwyneth, our animator, who did the most beautiful work on this Valentine e-card. We hope you enjoy it. I also want to give a shout out to my friend Lilliam’s blog http:www.Mondette.com. She does a great job bringing our local Los Angeles neighborhoods to life. We have more Valentine ecards coming soon so stay posted. If you haven’t signed up for our newsletter please do.

Cupid Obama Valentine E-card is on the Site!

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Chandler

We just had to see Obama dressed as cupid complete with diaper, wings and bow and arrow. In this card, Obama brings cupid’s love to Washington. His bow and arrow covers the Whitehouse in hearts; sprouts a rose bouquet from the Washington Monument; and brings love and laughter to congress! Let us know if you think cupid could save congress and everyone who comments will be entered to win a free Doozycards.com membership for yourself or as a gift for a friend.

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