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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

September 22, 2018 JanF 4

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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The Fifty-First State

September 21, 2018 Diana in NoVa 4

    There’s a state inhabited by all women and not a few men. It’s called the State of Fear. Fierce

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Primary Sources: Mansplaining 1870s Style 9/18/18

September 18, 2018 DoReMI 7

Every once in awhile, my curiosity leads me down obscure rabbit holes; this was one of those weeks. In the course of reading Gail Collins’ book, America’s Women: 400 Years of Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Sept. 16th to Sept. 22nd

September 15, 2018 JanF 168

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 […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats believe that it is our duty to help our fellow Americans recover from natural disasters.”

September 15, 2018 JanF 2

    The Democratic Leader of the House, Nancy Pelosi, held a press conference on Thursday to discuss the preparations for Hurricane Florence and the Trump Administration’s incompetent response to hurricanes that devastated Puerto Rico […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Rage Becomes Us (h/t Soraya Chemaly) 9/11/18

September 11, 2018 DoReMI 3

Sometimes you realize the reason you have a writing block is because you’re so damn angry. Twitter reminds me that I’m not alone; I remind myself that voting is cathartic and can’t come soon enough. […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Sept. 9th through Sept. 15th

September 8, 2018 JanF 107

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 […]

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The Nooksack River – a Treasure to Preserve

September 8, 2018 RonK 4

  I’ve written of conservation efforts to preserve our local PNW waters and the salmonids that spawn and live in these streams. In these posts I have periodically mentioned the Nooksack but I have not featured […]

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Fighting Back: “Democrats are committed to protecting Americans access to health care.”

September 8, 2018 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas. (Congressman Lloyd Doggett of Texas, a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, delivered the Weekly Democratic Address. In […]

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Barack Obama: “This moment is too important to sit out.”

September 8, 2018 JanF 3

Former President Barack Obama spoke at the University of Illinois on Friday, accepting the Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government from the U. of I. system’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs – […]

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“Give Thanks for the Blessings”

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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 [...]

Summer Sunning!

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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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Springing into Spring – No Kidding!

March 19, 2025 5
Tomorrow, March 20th, at 2:01am Mountain Standard Time (my time!), the Spring Equinox will occur. An equinox occurs twice a year (around 20 March and 22 September), when the tilt of the Earth’s axis is [...]
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Spring is in the air!

February 1, 2025 3
At the beginning of February, when much of the north appears frozen and lifeless, there are stirrings below the surface and in the sky. The light is returning; today there is nearly an hour more [...]

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