Happy Holidays Everyone! I like to watch Christmas movies while I do the tasks that don’t require a lot of attention, such as wrapping presents. But I save the best Christmas movies towards the end, when I am really in the Christmas mood. So what I watch earlier in the month can vary. Three of … More Why The Star Trek Movies Are My Perfect Hallmark Christmas Movies This Year
We are at the early days of the 8 days of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights. I enjoy Hanukkah because it is a holiday celebrating the power of faith. Unfortunately, Hanukkah got off to a bad start this year with an apparently antisemetic mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Bondi Beach in Australia. … More Motivational Music Monday: Hanukkah Edition
SORRY, WE HAD SOME TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES EARLIER. I HOPE THIS GIVES YOU THE CORRECT MUSIC VIDEO… Some Buddhist traditions believe December 8 is the day that former prince turned spiritual seeker, Siddhartha Gautama, achieved enlightenment (called “bodhi” in Sanskrit) and escaped the cycle of life and death that creates human suffering. He then became the … More Motivational Music Monday: Bodhi Day Edition (CORRECTED)
Some Buddhist traditions believe December 8 is the day that former prince turned spiritual seeker, Siddhartha Gautama, achieved enlightenment (called “bodhi” in Sanskrit) and escaped the cycle of life and death that creates human suffering. He then became the Buddha, or the Enlightened One. While he could have left the physical plane to exist in … More Motivational Music Monday: Bodhi Day Edition
This week is Thanksgiving, our national celebration of gratitude. Now, there are many things going on right now that seems like they aren’t things we should be grateful for. We may be heading towards war in Venezuela, the peace treaty may be breaking down in Gaza, and our President has given Ukraine an ultimatum to … More Motivational Music Monday: Thanksgiving Edition
There are many days and weeks devoted to preventing bullying, and today is one of them. But it’s a very important issue, especially to children, so it’s appropriate to have multiple days focusing on eradicating this behavior. When I was thinking about an appropriate song to prevent bullying, I thought that the opposite of bullying … More Motivational Music Monday: Bully Prevention/ICE Comes to Raleigh Edition
Well, the results of the November 4 elections were a real shot in the arm for those of us who disapprove of President Trump’s policies and agenda. In addition to the big races that made the headlines, it was remarkable how many Democrats were elected in local or state races in almost every state–red, blue, … More Motivational Music Monday: Nov 4 Election Results Edition
About 2 weeks ago, my son and I went to early voting to cast our votes for the only race for which we are eligible to vote–the Cary Town Council At-Large open position. It took me about one and a half hours to cast my vote in Early Voting. But in my opinion, it was … More Why Vote in This Election? Here’s Why I Spent One and a Half Hours to Vote for a Single Candidate (and Why You Should Go Vote Today, i.e., Election Day)
For those of us with state or municipal elections this year, we only have today and tomorrow to vote. And who better to inspire you to get yourself to your polling place than national treasure Willie Nelson. For everyone else, well, just consider this as a warm up for next year. But for those who … More Motivational Music Monday: Election Day Edition
Since President Trump’s second term, I have participated in all the national protests organized by 50501 and partners, as well as at least two pop-up protests sponsored by Cary Indivisible, our local organization. But the No Kings rally on October 18 was the biggest and the best of them all. This protest was derided by … More The No Kings Protests Were Great. Now What?
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