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new to old
With the end of the year fast approaching there will be talk of resolutions. I never make resolutions concerning the new year. I can barely remain resolute for more than a few hours about something I am not compassionate about.… Continue reading
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a different year
Soon it will be 2018. It’ll take a little while to get used to that. It always takes time for my brain to catch up with the calendar. I was just remembering when it was going to be the year… Continue reading
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Christmas past
The gifts have all been exchanged, the big day come and gone. New memories were made and old revisited. I listened to my Christmas tree as I do every year and what I heard saddened me. This is the… Continue reading
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Joy to the world
I have awoken on Christmas day ! Joy to the world ! Joyful indeed am I that I did wake up and get to enjoy this day. As I sat and listened to my Christmas tree last evening I did… Continue reading
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Listening
It’s Christmas eve and all that’s left is the minor details. This year I have the majority of the wrapping done and am ready. I purchased a real tree this year after having taken a hiatus from that tradition for… Continue reading
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for goodness sake
When I was a little guy Santa Claus was magic. I knew that just as sure as I knew the sun would rise in the morning. I don’t remember anyone ever telling me that exactly, but I knew it had… Continue reading
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believe it
I wrote a short piece yesterday about paying attention. Somehow the topic of discussion wound up being Gay people. So today I wanted to take some time to explain a few things. First off I wasn’t gay bashing. Now no… Continue reading
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paying attention
There are times when I sit down to write about the things of my youth and gets confused. Then I wonder if it was just that I wasn’t paying attention. I heard that a lot from my teachers in school,… Continue reading
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checking the calendar
Yesterday I was thinking about traditions and such. It was then I remembered something else that seems to be missing from the holiday season. Calendars ! That’s right calendars. I was talking with Mom and she was saying how she… Continue reading
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Traditions
We all have our Christmas traditions. Funny thing is not all our traditions are the same. I suppose it really does depend upon where you were raised. I thought I knew all the traditions, but as usual, just when you… Continue reading