Taking a Refreshing (To Say The Least!) Break
Let's take a break from trying to make sense out of this world of ours. It won't go away if we do. It'll still be just where it is when we broke away. And there will remain plenty to ponder, to wonder about, to parse through to try to see out way through that jungle that lies right outside our doors. So relax and consider first that Hanukkah begins at sundown on Sunday. Consider as well that Advent has progressed past its midway point with Christmas coming three days after the end of Hanukkah. Just this alone should give us reason to rejoice at being alive in our time of...well, we won't go there and spoil the good feelings that should be welling up right now. And lest you missed this, there was something posted by the White House that we must recognize in our joy. Set aside any thoughts about our government and its leaders that we legitimately may harbor. Whether you admire or despite (or anything in between) the Big Orange Guy shouldn't dissuade you from reading ...
