For all children everywhere, according to Franklin, The Thanksgiving Turkey (from Animal Crossing games), Thanksgiving is the worst day for Turkeys. Thanksgiving (United States) is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November, so people will be having a feast to give thanks. Before anyone else knows it Franklin realizes he’s actually the main course. Should…
HALLOWEEN (also spelled Hallowe’en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. Also known as All Saints’ Day, it is considered a secular (non-religious) celebration, but some people feel the holiday has pagan religious overtones because of its roots. Halloween is also called All Hallows or Hallowmas in celebration of saints associated with Christianity. It’s become a…
INDEPENDENCE DAY The Fourth of July is Independence Day. As a federal holiday schools, banks, post offices, and government offices are closed in homage to the hard fought Independence from Colonialism (watch out for those “Isms”). The Fourth Of July is our most important national holiday because it celebrates the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration…
MEMORIAL DAY was first observed on May 30, 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the…
Love You Mom! A Tasty SWEETS Tribute to your mother can come from certified organic crisp sugar cookies by Organic Style. Packed in a handy reusable tin with some of the proceeds from each purchase going towards green projects. TIP for today is give mom a gift that is sweet and green. Make every opportunity…
Over the years, our doors have been open and crossed by people of all races, orientations, and denominations. We have always done our very best to help each one of them, and did a pretty good job which earned us our highly regarded reputation. The two big holidays for April are EASTER and PASSOVER. We’ve…
There was a computer glitch during Saint Patrick’s Day preventing our posting this entry. Here it is anyway because it’s got some great TIPS: The legend goes that Saint Patrick drove all the snakes out of Ireland, and the land and people were  finally free of them. We could easily say we need St. Patrick…
On this Valentine’s Day, Go “Eco” and “Romantic!” It is my understanding there is no such thing as a “selfish gene” as Richard Dawkins (the renowned genome scientist) believes. Love transforms all, and all exists in love first including “selfishnessâ€, which is merely an aspect of ignorance as a fear based separation illusion. So my…
WINTER HOLIDAY SEASON – LAUGHTER AND JOY ALL OF US AT ISA STAFFING WISH YOU A HAPPY, HEALTHY, AND JOYOUS HOLIDAY SEASON, AND A STELLAR NEW YEAR IN 2009! And, go GREEN! WE APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN OUR WEBSITE AND TIPS PAGE. STAY TUNED FOR MORE TIPS TO COME. DO PLEASE SEND OUR LINK TO…