A Christmas tree is a decorated tree, usually an evergreen conifer such as pine or fir, traditionally associated with the celebration of Christmas. An artificial Christmas tree is an object made to resemble such a tree, usually made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Claire Tomalin knows how to write a biography, that's a fact. If you
haven't read Tomalin's Jane Austen and Samuel Pepys biography, I hope
you will. Both were excellent. Tomalin's books are well-researched,
thoughtful, and she's good at putting all the pieces together. But Charles Dickens A Life was
a bit painful and I think it was because frequently Dickens was a
monster (Samuel Pepys was no boy scout but I didn't have any
expectations that he was). Dickens could also be more generous than
anyone in his position. Meaning he wasn't landed gentry, had a wife
and ten kids to feed, parents and siblings to assist, yet he was always
looking to help or mentor others when he wasn't being vindictive or
cruel.
"I don't have time to be happy," this New York native once said. But it
would seem he has a lot to be happy about. He's married to actress
Sarah Jessica Parker, he's well respected within his community and he's
got a healthy career -- so healthy in fact that he earned $5 million to
portray the t...
Stephen McDannell Hillenburg[1] (born August 21, 1961) is an American animator, writer, producer, actor, voice actor, and director best known for creating the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. He currently owns his own production company, United Plankton Pictures and has also written for Mother Goose and Grimm and Rocko's Modern Life.
ayne Bergeron is enjoying a career as one of the most active players
in the world. With studio dates, International touring, jazz concerts,
guest soloist appearances and clinics, he has no intention of slowing
down.
Born in 1958 in Hartford, Connecticut, Bergeron grew up in Southern
California where he started on French horn before switching to trumpet
in the 7th grade. Although a difficult instrument to play, Bergeron
took to the trumpet quickly. “I found I had natural ability for playing
the trumpet in the upper register at an early age.” Bergeron credits
his junior high school band director and first trumpet teacher, Ron
Savitt, for molding his natural abilities into practical working skills.