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Month: April 2020

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Life in a Home for the Aged

April 27, 2020 Diana in NoVa 9

Barky Manor in its heyday (2007) A few years ago I wrote an essay titled “The Weirdness of Planning for Extreme Old Age,” in which I described our ill-fated attempt to move to a retirement […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Apr. 26th through May 2nd

April 25, 2020 JanF 94

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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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Apr. 19th through Apr. 25th

April 18, 2020 JanF 91

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 will continue to use truth as our guide.”

April 18, 2020 JanF 4

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) reminding everyone that Democrats rely on science and data to guide our policies. (Rep. Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi, the Chairman […]

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President Barack Obama Endorses Joe Biden for President

April 15, 2020 JanF 7

President Barack Obama has endorsed his former Vice President, Joe Biden, for president. Text (bolding added). “Hi everybody. Let me start by saying the obvious – these aren’t normal times. As we all manage our […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Apr. 12th through Apr. 18th

April 11, 2020 JanF 75

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Fighting Back: “Democrats are working to make sure that the CARES Act provides help for all businesses, not just the well-connected.”

April 11, 2020 JanF 1

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland discussing plans to insure that under-served people and communities have access to the CARES small business loans. (“In order for […]

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A Forest is Much More Than an Assemblage of Trees.

April 10, 2020 RonK 5

Trees seem to be gregarious as most tend to live and thrive in communities that we call forests. Some forests are mostly of a single species while others are mixed with a variety of species. […]

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Week-long Welcomings from Moosylvania: Apr. 5th through Apr. 11th

April 4, 2020 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 […]

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Fighting Back: “House Democrats will lead the way by putting Workers and Families First.”

April 4, 2020 JanF 2

    The Weekly Democratic Party Address was delivered by Congresswoman Nita Lowey of New York discussing additional help needed for workers and families during the pandemic. (Chairwoman Nita Lowey of the Appropriations Committee discussed […]

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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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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 [...]
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Entering the Quiet Time as We Leaf the Light Behind

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!

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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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