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I read an article the other day that proposed that Christmas should always be on a Wednesday. It listed a number of reasons why that would be a good day to celebrate Christmas every year, such as it wouldn’t be … Continue reading →

Last year just about this time, I talked about Christmas trees and mentioned that over the years, we’ve had a lot of Christmas trees in quite a few places. I mentioned that most Christmas memories are not of the tree … Continue reading →

Well, it’s getting close to Christmas and its snowing outside… so I thought I might as well continue with the Christmas theme. Both my faithful readers know over the years I’ve discussed the t2 days of Christmas a few times … Continue reading →

You could spend a good part of the year looking at all the Christmas ornaments on our Christmas trees. I have no idea how many we have, but there’s a lot. I think Claire’s philosophy is that you can never … Continue reading →

I’ve been hearing a lot lately about the “Christmas Star” that will appear in the sky on December 21st. The so-called “star” will be the closest visible conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 800 years. On December 21 (the winter … Continue reading →

A few days ago I got an e-mail from a friend that contained an article comparing Trump’s reluctance to concede and give up power to a similar situation in Nazi Germany. I hadn’t read that particular article, but it was … Continue reading →

I know there’s a lot to be depressed about these days, but not everything is bad news. I’m pretty sure that just about every day, you can find something that makes you happy. For instance… in just the past three … Continue reading →

In case you hadn’t noticed, the year is drawing to a close and as is my custom, it’s about time for me to update everyone  on the New Year’s Resolutions I made back in December of last year. Every year, … Continue reading →

A little before 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 7, 1941, hundreds of Japanese planes made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The attack was launched from aircraft carriers and destroyed or damaged about 20 American naval ships including … Continue reading →

Here we are into December — the last month of the first year of this decade. Last year about this time I looked back at the 2010 decade… a lot of “good and bad” things happened, but I suspect history … Continue reading →