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Approaching advent

APPROACHING ADVENT

We are privileged to live on a planet such as our Earth.  Of the several thousands of planets discovered over the past thirty years, most are gaseous and those few that have discernable hard surfaces appear to be rocky and barren, inhospitable for any one of a number of reasons.  Some scientists remain optimistic that there are still planets capable of sustaining life as we know it “out there” somewhere (to paraphrase Fox Mulder) but others wonder where they are if this...

New beginnings

NEW BEGINNINGS

New beginnings. New year. The month of January is named after the Roman god Janus, who is portrayed in mythology as person with two faces, one looking backward and one looking forward. By the time this year (any year) is over, most people are ready for a fresh start, a new beginning, a cleansing, a chance to move on and that is what this post is about. Starting anew My wife Deena and I are both educators, with more than...

The first of May

THE FIRST OF MAY

A Christmas message.  One of the albums I like to play during the Christmas season is a DVD by Sarah Brightman1 called One Night in Eden.  It is not a Christmas album per se, but it has songs on it that complement the Holidays.  She covers many of the songs on the album with a personal arrangement.  One such song that was originally recorded by the Bee Gees is called “The First of May.” The refrain in the song has the words: “When I was smallAnd Christmas...

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