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DECEMBER 24, FRIDAY

MEMORIES OF UNMASKED MAHY CHRISTMASES PAST

DECEMBER 24, FRIDAY

MEMORIES OF UNMASKED MAHY CHRISTMASES PAST

DECEMBER 23, THURSDAY

CONFUSION AND CHOICE Thursday evening, the Mosher family celebrated Christmas at 15 Melrose Avenue, Asheville, my son‘s house. For as long as we have been a family we have celebrated Christmas on the day when Germans do because Kathe, the

DECEMBER 23, THURSDAY

CONFUSION AND CHOICE Thursday evening, the Mosher family celebrated Christmas at 15 Melrose Avenue, Asheville, my son‘s house. For as long as we have been a family we have celebrated Christmas on the day when Germans do because Kathe, the

DECEMBER 22, WEDNESDAY

AFRAID OF THE DARK: Don Quixote Tilting at Windmills I read an article yesterday about how a large number of Americans are arming themselves, not to hunt or target shoot, but to defend themselves from an impending civil war. All

DECEMBER 22, WEDNESDAY

AFRAID OF THE DARK: Don Quixote Tilting at Windmills I read an article yesterday about how a large number of Americans are arming themselves, not to hunt or target shoot, but to defend themselves from an impending civil war. All

DECEMBER 21, TUESDAY

I TAKE IT BACK But in thinking about hypocrisy I am discovering that my confession yesterday to being a hypocrite leaves something out. And what follows is simply my own wrestling with hypocrisy, my own oddball way, so unless you

DECEMBER 21, TUESDAY

I TAKE IT BACK But in thinking about hypocrisy I am discovering that my confession yesterday to being a hypocrite leaves something out. And what follows is simply my own wrestling with hypocrisy, my own oddball way, so unless you

DECEMBER 20, MONDAY

HYPOCRISY Alas, hypocrisy is sneaking up on me. That is one of the problems with being a liberal and professing to care about justice and fairness for others and for preaching peace on earth and for saying that I want

DECEMBER 20, MONDAY

HYPOCRISY Alas, hypocrisy is sneaking up on me. That is one of the problems with being a liberal and professing to care about justice and fairness for others and for preaching peace on earth and for saying that I want

DECEMBER 19, SUNDAY

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT THE ASHEVILLE ARBORETUM On a chilly Sunday night, my son Tom’s family—Tom , Kathy, Caroline and Hannah—followed a long line of cars into the Asheville Arboretum where we walked through an enormous display of colored lights.

DECEMBER 19, SUNDAY

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS AT THE ASHEVILLE ARBORETUM On a chilly Sunday night, my son Tom’s family—Tom , Kathy, Caroline and Hannah—followed a long line of cars into the Asheville Arboretum where we walked through an enormous display of colored lights.

DECEMBER 18, SATURDAY

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Yesterday I wondered about the accumulation of stuff. In rich countries like the USA the flea market and yard sales all contribute to the accumulation of stuff. They are both the direct result of people having too

DECEMBER 18, SATURDAY

SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Yesterday I wondered about the accumulation of stuff. In rich countries like the USA the flea market and yard sales all contribute to the accumulation of stuff. They are both the direct result of people having too

DECEMBER 17, FRIDAY

DREAMLAND DRIVE-IN FLEA MARKET When Kathe and I first got married and had almost no money we would buy our childrens’ clothes, as everyone did, at the Asheville Mall, often at Sears. Just below the Asheville Mall, beside River Road,

DECEMBER 17, FRIDAY

DREAMLAND DRIVE-IN FLEA MARKET When Kathe and I first got married and had almost no money we would buy our childrens’ clothes, as everyone did, at the Asheville Mall, often at Sears. Just below the Asheville Mall, beside River Road,

DECEMBER 16, THURSDAY

FOR OCTOGENARIANS (and quite a few others) ONLY I have a number of rules of thumb for dealing with the rapidly changing world of technology and just experienced again how uncomfortable my rules make me feel. I recently decided that

DECEMBER 16, THURSDAY

FOR OCTOGENARIANS (and quite a few others) ONLY I have a number of rules of thumb for dealing with the rapidly changing world of technology and just experienced again how uncomfortable my rules make me feel. I recently decided that