“Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue.” That’s an old rhyme about items a bride should have at her wedding, but it’s appropriate for the photo below. I have titled it, Three Encyclopedias Propping Up Zoom. The OLD part is the 1979 World Book Encyclopedia. My husband grew up…
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The Real St. Nicholas
Let’s talk about St. Nicholas. You probably refer to him as Santa Claus, which is a corruption of the Dutch name, “Sinter Klaas.” The real Nicholas was born in 270 A.D. in present day Turkey to wealthy parents. His parents died when he was young and left him a lot…
The Little Drummer Boy
I have “The Little Drummer Boy” stuck in my head. You know the song. The Wise men were on the way to see Jesus, and this little kid tagged along. He was poor and he had no gift to give Jesus. He played his drum for the baby instead. Some…
Thanksgiving and Covid
I’m using this app called DuoLingo that helps me study German. Today the sentence for translation was, “Meinem Hund gebe ich kein Bier,” which means, “For Thanksgiving, I’m cooking absolutely nothing.” Just kidding, that’s not what the sentence means, but what I said about Thanksgiving is true. It’s fine with…
Sphynxes and Opossums
This was the week of nakedness. The nakedness came in three forms – a cat, an opossum, and numerous politicians with naked ambition. Since you’ve had enough of the politicians, let’s talk about the cat and the opossum. On Facebook, I learned one of my friends has a sphynx –…