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A “Blanca Navidad” to You (White Christmas in Spanish)

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White Christmas is popular in many languages, particularly Spanish. To wit: My favorite version: students at a public school in Madrid. I find this somehow very touching when they sing both in Spanish -- and in English: A version for younger people: And one a bit more keeping with Bing Crosby's original concept of the song: And here is Bing Crosby doing the … [Read more...] about A “Blanca Navidad” to You (White Christmas in Spanish)

Romney’s Rewrapped Gift

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We’ve all done it, and Mitt seems like someone who wouldn’t hesitate to pass on a second-hand present. He did it to a voter the other day. Asked by a New Hampshire man who was being foreclosed by Bank of America even though he had made all his mortgage payments, a problem Romney has clearly never faced, the candidate suggested he go to court or occupy bank headquarters until … [Read more...] about Romney’s Rewrapped Gift

A Moderately Merry Christmas

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On a chilly but snowless Christmas Eve here in my corner of Philadelphia, you'll find me stretched out on the living room sofa, laptop in its proper place, Christmas tree straight ahead, glimmering in the soft light and still nearly perpendicular to the floor. My seven-year-old son is nestled snug in his bed, while visions of Lego blocks dance in his head. When I was my … [Read more...] about A Moderately Merry Christmas

Finding The Christmas Star

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With Christmas Eve upon us I thought I'd offer my annual post on the origins of the Christmas Star (per astronomy) and thus offering thoughts on when he was really born. Most of us know that Christ was not really born in December or the year zero. A number of people have tried to look first to the Bible for clues about what the star did and when, then they went outside the … [Read more...] about Finding The Christmas Star

Cell Phones Don’t Kill People (Guest Voice)

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Cell Phones Don't Kill People by David Goodloe I was listening to the radio yesterday morning, and, for awhile, the topic of the discussion was banning cell phone use while driving. Should we or shouldn't we? I missed the beginning of the conversation, but I assume it was in response to the National Transportation Safety Board's proposal this week for a ban on cell phone … [Read more...] about Cell Phones Don’t Kill People (Guest Voice)

Will Dur$t’s Xma$ Wi$h Li$t

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WILL DUR$T'$ 2011 XMA$ GIFT WI$H LI$T Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Bah humbug, everybody. And I imagine that sentiment is being echoed by more than a few of you overly familiar with the soft, dark underbelly of this "happiest time of the year." Those of us who have been washed prone by the gushing holiday faucet of red and green greed and are dreading the repurposed … [Read more...] about Will Dur$t’s Xma$ Wi$h Li$t

Mitt Envy

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In a recent interview, Mitt Romney predicted President Obama (and presumably his surrogates) would run "a campaign on envy and class warfare." This envy would presumably be based on Romney's financial success doing leveraged buyout takeover deals. Well sure. Who wouldn't want to be able to borrow a heap of money using a target company's own assets to gain control of that … [Read more...] about Mitt Envy

‘Twas the Weekend After the Debacle

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WASHINGTON - 'Twas the weekend after the debacle, when all through the town; everyone was thrilled to be rid of these clowns. The Congress deserved hanging by the monuments for their idiocy, but instead they were sipping Scotch after the deal they'd just botched. The middle class had no security and no clue about next year, with visions of unemployment and an election … [Read more...] about ‘Twas the Weekend After the Debacle

Dickens For the 21st Century

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Every year, as Christmas approaches, I think again of A Christmas Carol. The world has always been opposed to the idea of Christmas -- unless it can be turned into a money making proposition. If Christmas can serve the ends of business, by all means, it should be celebrated. But, as Marley's exasperated ghost reminded Scrooge: "BUSINESS? Mankind was my business! Their common … [Read more...] about Dickens For the 21st Century