While sitting at home trying to recover my voice or to allow it to get beyond sounding like Froggy from the Our Gang/Little Rascals shorts (primarily by keeping my mouth shut), I have been listening to my favorite gift. For years, I have been torn between two iconic series of film scores by the same […]
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Last night was another fantastic celebration at our semi-weekly gathering place. Everyone brought food or spirits to endulge in. Friends who do not usually frequent our game nights came to shar in the festivities. I went with my lingering effects from a visit by Uncle Larry N. Gitis. Honestly, I feel fine but my voice
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Today was a long but enjoyable day. It started out at 8AM when I put in a half-day at work. We then had our annual holiday gathering with my mother’s family at her brother’s place… a nice, spacious home with lots of spread out space for the pack of little angels to enjoy (ok… some
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Today was filled with fun, excitement, hilarity, and chaos. In short, a traditional Christmas at my home. It began, for me at about 9AM after getting to bed around 3AM after watching one of the showings of A Christmas Story that is shown every year marathon style over a 24 hour period. I have to sneak
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For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, [ Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. These words taken from Isaiah chapter 9 foreshadow the arrival of He whose birth we celebrate this day. The
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Today as we go about our everyday busy lives or maybe enjoy a barbeque with friends and family, it should be appropriate to take just a moment to reflect upon why we have this day off from work. Right now, it may not be the most popular public view to have men and women in
