Tag Archives: holidays

Could It Be the Devil?

Posted on October 31, 2024 by mitchteemley

This will suck the breath right out of you! (Although maybe not in the way you expect.) Have a safe, fun, evil-free Halloween, everyone! ΞΆ

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On This Date…

Posted on October 31, 2024 by mitchteemley

Did you know Halloween day has served as the occasionΒ for manyΒ historical events? In 1517, on October 31, aΒ soon-to-be-ex-priest named Martin Luther launched (cue “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”) the Protestant Reformation. In 1636, just in time for All Hallows … Continue reading →

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To Columbus or Not to Columbus?

Posted on October 14, 2024 by mitchteemley

Thought for the Week Columbus Day or some version of it, is celebrated in most of the western hemisphere, as well as in Italy and Spain. Nevertheless, as a holiday it’s toast. And it should be. Columbus didn’t discover “America” … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 12, 2024 by mitchteemley

I had a wonderful mom, and am truly grateful for her. But I also want to celebrate the beautiful girl who first loved me, then without losing a drop, magically filled up with love for our first child (every time … Continue reading →

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It’s My Birthday! (sort of)

Posted on May 10, 2024 by mitchteemley

Actually, my birthday is this Sunday, but that’s Mother’s Day, and moms come first (literally). So Mitchday got bumped to Today. Here are some silly thoughts, because it’s good to laugh on your birthday (and every day, for that matter), … Continue reading →

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Forgiveness + Love = Freedom

Posted on March 17, 2024 by mitchteemley

Even the Romans feared the Irish. For centuries they avoided the people Julius Caesar called β€œmore savage than any other race.” When the newly Christianized Roman monks finally arrived in the 5th century, they looked down on the Irish barbarians. … Continue reading →

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When You Can’t Find a Way…

Posted on February 27, 2024 by mitchteemley

First photo: On floor: Mitch, Standing: BF Jeff and Mitch’s cousins (Ralph is not in this picture) My Real Memoir I was nineteen, and so was my cousin Ralph. It was Christmas Eve, and it was the last time I … Continue reading →

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Five Years Ago Today

Posted on December 28, 2023 by mitchteemley

On this date, in 2018, I posted that Β someone had stolen a credit card out of our mail box, activated it, and bought themselves a top-of-the-line computer! Um, Merry Christmas? (Yes, we disputed the charge.) The very next day we … Continue reading →

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Now Back to Work!

Posted on December 27, 2023 by mitchteemley

Face it, with the holiday weekend past and the end of the year not yet here, we have no choice but to pretend we’re working. β€œI love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.” ~Douglas … Continue reading →

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Embracing the Miracle

Posted on December 26, 2023 by mitchteemley

Painting by Gari Melchers (1860 – 1932) Thought for the Week I struggle with my faith. Cyclically. Some proxigean tide will send a wave of doubt crashing over me, producing the impression of drowning. I’ll flail and gasp, sometimes for … Continue reading →

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