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President Obama in Dallas: “Can we see in each other a common humanity and a shared dignity?”

July 13, 2016 JanF 8

Yesterday, President Obama spoke at an interfaith ceremony in Dallas Texas to honor the lives and service of the 5 police officers murdered last week: Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Michael Smith, Patrick Zamarripa, Brent Thompson. […]

Community

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: July 10th through July 16th

July 10, 2016 JanF 128

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

Editors' Choice

Weekly Address: Vice President Biden – Standing Together to Stop the Violence

July 9, 2016 JanF 14

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address In this week’s address, Vice President Joe […]

Editors' Choice

Reality Check: Our Two-Party System of Government

July 8, 2016 JanF 5

The United States has a two-party system of government. We elect a president from one of our two major political parties. It is winner take all, loser gets nothing. Good, bad or indifferent, that is […]

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President Obama: “I’m ready to pass the baton to Hillary Clinton.”

July 6, 2016 JanF 4

Yesterday, in Charlotte NC, President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeared at a campaign rally to make the case for 4 more years – of Democrats in the White House! President […]

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Elie Wiesel: “We must always take sides … silence encourages the tormentor.”

July 3, 2016 JanF 9

Yesterday, Elie Wiesel, Nobel laureate and witness to the horrors of the Holocaust, died at the age of 87. As his words filled the news feeds, in images and text, the reminder of the horrors […]

Community

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: July 3rd through July 9th

July 3, 2016 JanF 105

Welcome to The Moose Pond! The Welcomings posts give the Moose, old and new, a place to visit and share words about the weather, life, the world at large and the small parts of Moosylvania […]

Editors' Choice

Weekly Address: President Obama – Serving our Military Families This Fourth of July

July 2, 2016 JanF 5

The President’s Weekly Address post is also an Open News Thread. Feel free to share other news stories in the comments. From the White House – Weekly Address In this week’s address, President Obama wished […]

Editors' Choice

President Obama: “Our two countries are joined in our commitment to the dignity of every human being”

June 30, 2016 JanF 4

Yesterday, President Barack Obama ended his visit to Ottawa for the North American Leaders’ Summit with an address to Canada’s Parliament. It was profound, funny, and statesmanlike – and was a reminder of what we […]

Election 2016

President Obama on the November election: “Don’t be complacent or smug”

June 29, 2016 JanF 5

On Monday, President Obama spoke to Steve Inskeep at NPR about the November election and whether he thinks Trump has won over a significant number of Americans: From NPR: Obama: Trump Hasn’t Captured ‘Zeitgeist Of […]

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The winter solstice “occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is farthest away from the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. Though the winter solstice lasts only a moment in time, the term is [...]

Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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September 22, 2025 3
An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the Sun being vertically above a point on the Equator. The latitudes +L [...]
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“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

August 1, 2025 3
Happy Lammas!! Hey, wait just a minute! Those are happy llamas … which is not the same thing at all! Today is August 1st, the pagan holiday of Lammas or First Harvest. It is the [...]
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Summer Sunning!

June 20, 2025 3
Later today, we mark the Summer Solstice. Astronomically, it looks like this: The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of 23° 26′. The [...]
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April Showers are Bringing May Flowers!

May 1, 2025 3
At Winter Solstice, the light begins to return – gradually, the memory of the long nights fades until the light and dark are equal on Spring Equinox. From that point on,  the light returns more [...]

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