Love is difficult to sustain, not because it is a positive emotion, but because it is a complex one. Hate is easy to maintain for a lifetime because it is a simple one. Love might be compared to the building of a tall and elaborate sandcastle, taking many hours of painstaking effort, cooperation, balance, and persistence; and hate might be compared to the foot that comes along and with one vicious or thoughtless kick destroys in a moment what has been built up.
Sydney J. Harris (1917–1986)

The Salvation Army is experimenting with a plastic alternative for folks who don’t have cash to place in a holiday red kettle. Five bell-ringers in El Paso County, Colo., will be the first to accept debit and credit cards along with spare change and bills. The new kettle options are receiving mixed reviews by shoppers.