Monthly Archives: December 2024

New Year’s Traditions Around the World

Posted on December 31, 2024 by mitchteemley

New Year’s traditions vary wildly from culture to culture, although most include “the three F’s,” food, fun and fireworks, plus time-honored (if not exactly proven) ways to assure good luck in the coming year. Whatever your traditions, may your 2025 … Continue reading →

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How to Find Out Who You Really Are

Posted on December 31, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Who am I, really? It’s a worthy question to ask yourself on the cusp of a new year. May I suggest you begin by asking two more questions: What do I live for? What would I die … Continue reading →

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Here’s a Movie Scene I’d Like to See

Posted on December 29, 2024 by mitchteemley

Source: peakpx.com Night on a raging sea. Before us, weathering the storm, is Noah’s Ark. Inside, timbers creak. Noah’s family huddles by lantern light. One of Noah’s three sons has just finished playing the harmonica. There is a pause. Then … Continue reading →

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In the Company of Friends

Posted on December 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

Photo by Artem Podrez “It is always best to face monsters in the company of friends.” ~The Wishing Map φ Note: The above quote is from the final episode of The Wishing Map. To read this epic fantasy from the … Continue reading →

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Heading Into the Unknown…Again

Posted on December 28, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image by Oleksandra Bardash The Wishing Map is a full-length fantasy that is being posted episodically at this site. To read the previous episode click here. To read it from the start, click here. Gina, Zack, and B’frona had vanquished Gina’s monstrous Questing Beast. Now, wary of … Continue reading →

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It’s Time Once Again to Reflect

Posted on December 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

The end off the year is a time of reflection. But when we do, let us remember that, while the peaceful times are pleasant, they’re also static. It’s our trials that cause us to grow — if we allow them … Continue reading →

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A Christmas That Lasts Forever

Posted on December 26, 2024 by mitchteemley

Most westerners think of the Christmas season as the period between late November and December 25th. But technically that was Advent. The season of Christmas begins on December 25th. Does it matter? Yes. The reason is in the words themselves: … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas From an Insensitive Boob!

Posted on December 25, 2024 by mitchteemley

When I say Merry Christmas in public, I’m often rewarded with an Oh, that’s right, your generation doesn’t know any better look, and a corrective “Happy Holidays.” Just for the record, I do know better. The Christmases I grew up … Continue reading →

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The Invasion of Planet Earth Has Begun!

Posted on December 24, 2024 by mitchteemley

2,000 years ago our planet was invaded by a Being of inconceivable power. His spaceship: the womb of a Jewish teenager. His weapon: a form of love more powerful than all the atomic bombs, or lasers or phasers that will … Continue reading →

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Our Entire Peception of Reality Is False

Posted on December 23, 2024 by mitchteemley

Image source: Stubborn Dad Thought for the Week “There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” ~Hamlet I’ve had hearing loss ever since a wildly flailing college racquetball partner smashed a ball … Continue reading →

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