Walpurgisnacht Kind of rolls off the tongue
Today, many people make plans for May day and Cinco de Mayo celebrations. But, this misses out on what some...
Just another everyday resurrection
With over 2 Billion Christians in the world, today is a big day. It’s Easter Sunday: the day that defines...
Push the ides aside
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow included a poem in “Ultima Thule” (published 2 years before his death), called “The tide rises, the...
A bottle of White, A bottle of Red
Billy Joel had a hit with a song (scenes from an Italian restaurant) with the phrase “A bottle of Red,...
Will your god set you free
Today is a day about everything and nothing. Coincidentally, it’s national nothing day too, which, as it’s name implies actually...
Just Give Up Now
Procrastinators of the world unite: tomorrow. But, to all you quitters out there, we can’t put things off anymore. It’s...
Some are born great
There is a line in Shakespeare’s arsenal that few know where it comes from: “Some are born great, some achieve...
Time itself is a lie
It’s here again: Auld Lang Syne, the new year. It’s a time for most people to lie to themselves, with...
Sure Don’t feel like Christmas
For many, Christmas is a time of happiness and rejoicing. But, some people feel left out in the cold… literally....
A little Soul for Solstice
It happens every year around the same time. We have the “shortest day of the year”. But, this is a...