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December 18 , 2023 /

WINTER SOLSTICE 2023

Orig. 12/15/18  Rev. 12/18/23 This year’s winter solstice occurs on Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023 at 10:27 p.m. Eastern time, 3:27 UTC. according to the Almanac. The Northern Hemisphere’s winter solstice always falls on December 21 or 22.  The sun will reach its southernmost point before starting back on its northward trek toward Spring. That’s for

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December 11 , 2023 /

LIFE, DEATH AND IN BETWEEN

Death comes for all of us regardless of age.  In 2022, about 3.27 million deaths were reported in the United States and here’s a breakdown of the causes as reported in 2021: The top 10 causes accounted for almost 75% of all deaths in the U.S. in 2021. Heart disease (695,547) Cancer (605,213) COVID-19 (416,893)

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December 7 , 2023 /

ADVENT 2023

ARRIVING Advent is two-thirds of adventure, the other third being the suffix ure. an abstract-noun suffix of action, and result, occurring in words from French and Latin: pressure; legislature.  In the world of medicine, we have procedures, and established ways of doing something.   My life has been a big adventure and a series of

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December 1 , 2023 /

LISTENING AND LEARNING

Orig. 12/31/14 / Rev. 12/1/2023 I once said to Bill Moyers that one reason I enjoyed his presentations was that he was a very good teacher and I learned so much by just listening to him.  Bill is a great storyteller.   He responded by saying that he considered himself a student and was always

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November 27 , 2023 /

GET READY, SET, GO

(Orig Nov 2013. Rev 11/27/23) Last night was the full moon known as the Beaver Moon.  I did not know for sure why it was called that so I looked it up in the Old Farmer’s Almanac, a trusted source for many years, and here’s what it said, “Full Beaver Moon – November. “This was

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November 19 , 2023 /

FROM GIVING THANKS TO LIVING THANKS

(Orig, 11/21/22   Rev. 11/20/24) First in a series of reprints from past posts. It seems timely to start with giving thanks to all of you who have read my blogs for the past 12 years.  Additions and/or revisions to the original will be noted in italics.  My hope is you will enjoy reading these

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November 11 , 2023 /

SHIFTING GEARS

* Featured image is our Ford Escape’s gear shift dial selector, no more stick or handle.   Having just passed 700 blog posts for the past 12 years, I decided to capitalize on what I have written, mused about, and shared with others without regard for the Oxford comma. I intend to review these posts

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November 6 , 2023 /

WALKING THE PATH OF GRIEF

I am pleased to introduce my guest, Hazel Bridges, who has written a wonderfully helpful piece for those dealing with grief or who may be facing that inevitability in the near or distant future.  Please feel free to offer comments for Hazel and I will be sure she sees them and can respond.  Thanks!  

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October 28 , 2023 /

COMFORT IN THE MIDST OF STRESS

In what many are calling “harrowing times” where do you go and what do you do to find comfort, a measure of solace and peace?   It has been a stressful week for people who care.   It could be a personal issue such as a serious illness or death of a loved one, a national

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