If wikipedia is correct, Hanukkah 2019 begins at sundown tonight. Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday which celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the larger Syrian army. It also celebrates a miracle that happened during this time, where just a day’s supply of oil allowed the menorah in the rededicated Temple in Jerusalem to remain…
Month: December 2019
#Haikai Challenge #118: Holiday Season
Shattering Winter’s Night Candle numbers change But lighting is universal – Flame shatters dark * Winter Pheasant Gold, green, red contrast, Warm against the cold white – Loud cry breaks silence * Winter Holiday Evenings Cats curl, warm, sleeping Red green lights polka-dot fur – Mouse sugar plum dreams Frank J. Tassone is…
How Journalists Demonize Venezuela’s Government, in Their Own Words, by Alan MacLeod — Rise Up Times
When Venezuela continues to be destabilized and citizens get out in order to survive, where do you think they will go? This is a pattern that needs to be recognized. “One Caracas-based correspondent now working for The New York Times told me on the record that he employs “sexy tricks” to “hook” readers on…
Coloring Club Plus — 12/21/19
per The Druid Network: The festival of the Winter Solstice and Midwinter, Alban Arthan, Yule, Mother Night, the start of a new year and the rebirth of the new sun The festival of Midwinter begins with the ceremonies of the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the longest night, when the power…
Coloring Club Plus — 12/20/19
First please note that the image above looks better than usual because I scanned it rather than took a picture of it. It was a coloring page I printed out rather than in a book which makes it easy to scan. I chose this song because it has gingerbread in it and because I liked…
dVerse — gifts for that special someone
image link I decided to get you a passel of gift certificates this year, including one each for: 1) Santa’s Elves Hammer – to break your fingers, in hopes for a Tweetless 2020 2) Orange duct tape – to match your skin when it covers your mouth 3) Get out of Jail Free card –…
Thursday Inspiration 35 — The Heart is the Home of the Brave
When I saw the picture and the song lyrics for this week’s Thursday Inspiration, it reminded me of a movie I saw a few months back, called, “Alpha.” It tells the tale of a young man’s survival in a harsh winter climate back in the times when humans were hunter-gatherers. The young man is out…
Tao Talk 