GIVING UP LENT
Today is the First Sunday in Lent. I’m not giving up anything. I’m not taking on anything. I’m happy with the way I am.
VALENTINE’S DAY (Ugh!)
Today is Valentine’s Day. I’m not a big fan.
SUPER BOWL 2021 (Revisited)
I attended tonight’s Super Bowl last year—in a dream. Nothing in that dream will happen tonight. But something nearly as incredible will.
WELCOME TO EARTH, BABY
The insurrection came. The impeachment came. The inauguration came. And then along came Magnolia.
NAPOLEON EXILED
Trump is not Napoleon. The United States is not France. The 19th century is not the 21st. And yet.
STORMING THE CAPITOL
A raging mob stormed the Capitol on Wednesday, January 6. Honestly, I’ve felt like doing that myself numerous times.
BAPTISM OF JESUS SUNDAY
On the second day of this new year I walked the battlegrounds of Antietam. I’ve walked those grounds many times. But this time was different.
STAR OF BETHLEHEM
Some say the star of Bethlehem was the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Some say it was a comet, a supernova, or a double occultation of Jupiter by the moon.
JESUS SHAVES
Here’s a post from the archives. October 13, 2019. Not exactly a Christmas theme but it does mention the birth of Jesus.
VACCINE
Advent comes around every year and is quickly swallowed by Christmas. But this year is different.
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WITH THE ONE YOU LOVE
Something notable happened this month that merits an early return from my sabbatical.
SEE YOU IN NOVEMBER
I reached a personal milestone yesterday. Alas, there were no fireworks and no parades.
O JOGO BONITO
Soccer is a beautiful game, my sons told me years ago. I couldn’t see what they saw, but I’m beginning to.
BEYOND REASON
I'm a soccer fan but not a fanatic. Alas, the game releases the inner barbarian.