Recently, there have been a number of documentaries detailing the history of the British throne and among the highlights, the abdication of Edward VIII on this date, December 11, in 1936 to marry American divorcee always seems to get some…
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Late this afternoon, I happened to walk past the TV as they were announcing the death of former astronaut and Senator John Glenn, the last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts. For those of you who weren't around back…
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The Christmas decorations are going up - in fact, most of ours are already in place. Yesterday, we added finishing touches around the house and finally got the stockings up. But it was a bigger production than you may have…
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Each year, Colonial Williamsburg celebrates an event they refer to as Grand Illumination. This happens the first Sunday of the first full week-end in December and leads off the Christmas season celebration. As the guests to the Historic Area watch…
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Just last week, I remarked how much I was looking forward to a peaceful, restful Christmas season following the celebration of Thanksgiving last Thursday. However, since then, I have had an unbelievably hectic calendar. Normally, Janet and I wait until…
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Today's the day - Thanksgiving, 2016. The day that we pause and take a moment to give thanks for all the blessings that we have had this past year. It's difficult to believe that another year is almost in the…
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No, I'm not writing about Donald Trump, his reality TV show, or politics. Rather, tonight's post is about a personal story that goes back almost as long as I have been alive. You see, this is the time of year…
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This week, the news has been full of feature stories on the brightest full moon that we have had in the last 68 years - and the fact that the next one won't happen for another 18 years. While it…
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So the elections are over and most of us would agree that the presidential campaign was one of the most negative campaigns in the history of the country. Both sides relied on name calling and other tactics to assign blame…
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In the last month, I have been surprised by two of the most unlikely events I have ever witnessed in my life. Of course, I have already written about the victory of the Chicago Cubs - their first World Series…
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