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Advent: Remembering, Being Vigilant, Doing My Job

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Brian H. Gill

Quite a bit has changed over the last couple millennia. And some things haven’t. One of the things that hasn’t changed is human nature: which is good news and bad news, depending on how I look at it. I’d started … Continue reading →

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Holiday Season 2023: Here We Go Again

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Brian H. Gill

Advent doesn’t start for another week, but my country’s Christmas season is already off to a running start. I’ve mentioned Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Buckster Bunny and “I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas” before. Maybe I will again, but not … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2023: Still Being Thankful

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Brian H. Gill

Stuff happens: wealth and poverty, sickness and health. None of that is a sure sign of virtue or sin. What I do with what I’ve got: that is what matters. Continue reading →

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Veterans Day, 2023: A Few Minutes’ Worth

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Brian H. Gill

105 years ago, a bunch of VIPs signed off on stopping the debacle we call World War I. The November 11, 1918, armistice was a very big deal at the time; and still is. Although for different reasons. Here in … Continue reading →

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Labor Day Weekend: Staying Home

Posted on September 4, 2023 by Brian H. Gill

These days, the first Monday in September is Labor Day. Officially, it’s when we “honor the energy and innovation of working Americans”: and, maybe, unions. “A Proclamation on Labor Day, 2023“(September 1, 2023) “I have often said that the middle … Continue reading →

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