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We went to see the musical “The King and I” on stage last Thursday. I remember seeing the movie with Yul Brenner, so I was ready for a boring evening. But, as the show unfolded, it was new to me. …
We went to see the musical “The King and I” on stage last Thursday. I remember seeing the movie with Yul Brenner, so I was ready for a boring evening. But, as the show unfolded, it was new to me. …
Shocked. Never did I expect to see the news report that Chris Burrous passed. He was such a goof, I often thought that that was just how I would be if I anchored a news station. The first time I …
I am a self described bibliophile. I love to read. I can spend hours in a good used book store and am sorry they are not easy to find any longer. I loved going to Border’s Books when they were …
On Christmas Eve we went to see the new Mary Poppins Returns movie. I was a bit leery going into this, being a fan of the original which set the bar pretty high. But, I opened my mind and tried …
Matthew 1:23 is a quote from Isaiah 7:14 “See, a virgin will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and they will name him Immanuel,” which means, “God with us.” So, this says Mary will name him Immanuel, right? …
Today I am writing about the Magi. Magi is the plural form of Magus. So, we know there are more than one who arrived to visit Jesus after he was born, traditionally there were three. This word is also the …
Incarnation is something we all have done, right? If to be incarnate simply means to be “in the flesh”, or donning the mortal coil, we are all in that camp. So, Jesus being born is nothing special (aside from that …
“You Greeks are still children. All you know is the outcome of your own contemplation and vision; you have no ancient traditions, no wisdom hoary with age, and children you will remain.” Now, it seems to me, if the Greeks …
I just finished a book. It was a very refreshing read. Coda by Michel Doidic Picture, if you will, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart appearing in our modern world. Imagine what kind of music this genius would come up with today. This …
The title of this post is the Cherokee version of Ubuntu. (Yes, it is the name of an opensource operating system, but I am thinking of where THAT name came from.) UBUNTU is: I am what I am because of …
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