How the candy makers at Hammond's Candies have made the sweet treats for over 100 years. Decembmer 26 is National Candy Cane Day. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Candy canes are a holiday staple with roots dating back to the 1600s. The story suggests that in 1670, a choirmaster in Cologne, Germany, gave children these sugary sticks shaped like a shepherd's staff for the long nativity church service.

The way requires no action plan -- things happen and paths are suggested. Forces at play are many, consequences incalculable. Who can say where a butterfly's fluttering wings will reverberate or if a billionaire drone delivery king will pay to kill? Knowing is not necessary or possible. In this spirit, I head for the Rainforest Roundtable, a themed meeting room in the Clubhouse.