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Last Day Capricorn 9 Year of the city 2019

| December 31, 2019

It is the end of the year and the end of another decade.  10 years ago, Caroline turned 7 and was in first grade and became a voracious reader Ariel graduated college and went on to earning her Masters in teaching. 10 years ago, we walked the streets of Hobbiton and petted Kangaroos. 10 years […]

Christmas 2019

| December 25, 2019

We made it down to Atlanta yesterday in time for our usual Christmas Eve rituals and Mass at the local Catholic Church. This morning Eggs Benedict has been eaten and presents opened.  Christmas also means that there is one more week of this decade until we move into the 2020. Hard to believe that we […]

Winter Solstice 2019

| December 21, 2019

Last one this decade which is strange to contemplate for me.  The 2009 into 2010 wasn’t even a blip on my radar but, for some reason, going into 2020 is making more of an impression on me. Today is the shortest day of the year as in the least amount of light in the Northern Hemisphere […]

RTBTCKI Crunch Day

| December 19, 2019

I have one project I need to get to the finish line today and out the door. Friday is my day to finish another project that I have delayed on and rethought half a dozen times. I need to execute my plan tomorrow. Saturday will be laundry, or I will start it today and finish […]

It is OK not to feel the holiday spirit

| December 18, 2019

This time of year can be tough on people. There are expectations that are not met. There are issues that linger from year to year. There are people one has to interact with that one would really not. There is the social expectation that everyone is filled with the holiday spirit and there is joy […]