Thanks to “MettaMusings” blogger/CM reader “Story Midwife” for writing about the parties she throws in honor of the seasonal darkness. “Ah, the nourishing dark. Though I cringe at the cold and snow of winter (not a helpful thing as I live in the chilly hills of Iowa), I am a darkness lover. Winter Solstice is…

Yes, Cindi, you’re right. Phillip-Morris is not producing those talk-to-your-kids-about-smoking ads out of the kindness of its heart. The company was forced to create those public service ads as part of a lawsuit settlement. Here are the opinions of one blogger who thinks the whole campaign could backfire since adolescents mostly try whatever their parents…

If you want to have a good giggle and experience a noticeable surge in your vital life force, click here and scroll down half a page to watch the four charismatic guys known as “Il Divo” sing “Somewhere,” that compelling Leonard Bernstein song that begins “There’s a place for us….” Be sure to view the…

Though countless stars illumine the nightAnd the moon brightly ornaments the earth,Only the sun provides light for the dayAnd gives meaning to the terms “east” and “west.” The man who accomplishes completely One single actExcels all sentient beings.The moon when full illumines the earth ­The multitude of stars have not this power. —Nagarjuna (150-250 A.D.),…

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