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Month: April 2019

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Popping One’s Own Bubbles 4/30/19

April 30, 2019 DoReMI 3

This is a personal post. It’s part confession; part tearing at the fabric of my own privilege and hubris; and part invitation to examine one’s own influences and determine if there are any bubble that […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Apr. 28th through May 4th

April 28, 2019 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 […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Remembering One Year On (James Cone) 4/23/19

April 23, 2019 DoReMI 3

On April 28, 2018, James Hal Cone, considered a father of black liberation theology, died at the age of 79. I never knew Dr. Cone, but I spent most of my adult years knowing of […]

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Big matching donation for AIDS Ride!

April 23, 2019 anotherdemocrat 1

I just found out about this — today starting at noon central time, there’s $10,000 in matching donations for the Hill Country Ride for AIDS! If it is at all possible, please donate on my […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Apr. 21st through Apr. 27th

April 20, 2019 JanF 116

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: “We will continue fighting for – and listening to – everyone” #ForThePeople

April 20, 2019 JanF 3

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. Debbie Dingell of Michigan, reminding us that “every day, Democrats have stayed focused on the issues that matter to working men and women, and […]

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Tuesday in Mooseville – Finding Hope Again 4/16/19

April 16, 2019 DoReMI 1

When AG Barr released his four-page summary of the Mueller report, I slammed head- and heart-first into an emotional brick wall. I’ve been reeling ever since with frequent and massive anxiety attacks and enough acid […]

Community

Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: April 14th through April 20th

April 13, 2019 JanF 87

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

Fighting Back: The First 100 Days – #ForThePeople

April 13, 2019 JanF 3

    This past week House Democrats were at an issues conference in Leesburg VA where they were celebrating 100 days of progress For The People. (Members of the House Democratic Caucus, including House Speaker […]

Editors' Choice

Tuesday in Mooseville – A Tale of Two Mayors 4/9/19

April 9, 2019 DoReMI 3

Janesaunt at The Orange and I decided to work together to read the political memoirs of some of the current presidential candidates and to provide overviews of the books by answering an identical set of […]

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Later this morning, we will 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° [...]
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Spring Colors in the Pacific Northwest woods

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I love the Pacific Northwest native flora this time of year as they emerge from our long dark winter. Since we can’t get out into the woods everyday, we have brought the woodlands colors home [...]
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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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Today, March 20th, at 7:46am 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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