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26 Dec: The feast of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr remembered for his charity, is also called Boxing Day, from the custom of giving alms or gift boxes to the poor and to workers in thanks. In the “Calendar of Flowers,” purple heather is his dedicated flower. #BoxingDay
December 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
26 Dec: The feast of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr remembered for his charity, is also called Boxing Day, from the custom of giving alms or gift boxes to the poor and to workers in thanks. In the “Calendar of Flowers,” purple heather is his dedicated flower. #BoxingDay
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The painting I chose to illustrate my post is “Good King Wenceslas” (1898) by the British painter George Sheridan Knowles (1863-1931).
December 26, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The painting I chose to illustrate my post is “Good King Wenceslas” (1898) by the British painter George Sheridan Knowles (1863-1931).
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King Wenceslas of Bohemia, famed for his charity, ruled in the 10th c. A Christmas carol tells how he goes out on the Feast of St Stephen, our #BoxingDay, with food and firewood for a freezing peasant, his page following in his steps. A legend of #kindness in the coldest season.
December 26, 2025 at 9:15 AM
King Wenceslas of Bohemia, famed for his charity, ruled in the 10th c. A Christmas carol tells how he goes out on the Feast of St Stephen, our #BoxingDay, with food and firewood for a freezing peasant, his page following in his steps. A legend of #kindness in the coldest season.
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"Is a River Alive?" by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social is the most significant book that I read this year. The lyrical writing braids activism, indigenous and western science, and personal narrative, like streams throughout a flood plane joining into one roaring river of a book, full of hope.
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December 23, 2025 at 2:30 PM
"Is a River Alive?" by @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social is the most significant book that I read this year. The lyrical writing braids activism, indigenous and western science, and personal narrative, like streams throughout a flood plane joining into one roaring river of a book, full of hope.
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If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Accurate about a Pathological Liar and Convicted Felon who Incited an Insurrection, tried to Steal a Fair Election and is Covering up Sex Crimes against Children, shouldn't his Disgraceful Presidency be terminated? I say, YES!
December 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
If Network NEWSCASTS, and their Late Night Shows, are almost 100% Accurate about a Pathological Liar and Convicted Felon who Incited an Insurrection, tried to Steal a Fair Election and is Covering up Sex Crimes against Children, shouldn't his Disgraceful Presidency be terminated? I say, YES!
Well damn this year. 💔
RIP Chris Rea. "Diamonds" is a timeless banger.
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December 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Well damn this year. 💔
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Exactly this comment by @ottoenglish.bsky.social
Do both.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
The solution is right above us. Solar panels on existing buildings, car parks, and along highways generate clean power without sacrificing farmland or wild spaces. Let's use our built world first. #Renewables #Innovation
December 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Exactly this comment by @ottoenglish.bsky.social
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Article if you’d like to read: www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
America’s oldest park ranger dies at 104 years old in Bay Area home
“She led a fully packed life and was ready to leave,” her family wrote.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Article if you’d like to read: www.sfgate.com/local/articl...
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Betty’s family announced her passing and has requested privacy during this time. In lieu of flowers, they’ve asked that those wishing to honor her legacy consider donations to Betty Reid Soskin Middle School and to a forthcoming film documenting her remarkable life.
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Betty’s family announced her passing and has requested privacy during this time. In lieu of flowers, they’ve asked that those wishing to honor her legacy consider donations to Betty Reid Soskin Middle School and to a forthcoming film documenting her remarkable life.
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We’d like to share a remembrance for Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, who has passed away. Her life and work helped preserve history, expand whose stories are told, and inspire generations to come.
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 AM
We’d like to share a remembrance for Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest serving National Park Service ranger in the country, who has passed away. Her life and work helped preserve history, expand whose stories are told, and inspire generations to come.
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What a shameful question.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
BRENNAN: This isn't everything you asked for just yet, but would you acknowledge that they are complying with the spirit if not the intent of your law?
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
MASSIE: No. They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken.
December 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
What a shameful question.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
First, it is not what Congress "asked for." It is what a federal statute REQUIRES.
Second, WTF does "spirit but not intent" even mean?
CBS bent a knee and paid Trump, it has a new owner who wants to please Trump, and sadly this is the result.
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Other woods were used for the wassail cup, depending on local custom: ash in Cornwall and Somerset, green maple in Gloucestershire, and mulberry in Staffordshire. Rosemary is named in The Wassail Song by Bramley & Stainer, and may reflect a Yorkshire or Oxfordshire tradition.
December 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Other woods were used for the wassail cup, depending on local custom: ash in Cornwall and Somerset, green maple in Gloucestershire, and mulberry in Staffordshire. Rosemary is named in The Wassail Song by Bramley & Stainer, and may reflect a Yorkshire or Oxfordshire tradition.
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"Our wassail cup is made
Of the rosemary tree,
And so is your beer
Of the best barley" - from a traditional Wassail Song.
Wassailing is an old tradition of going from door-to-door singing at Christmas. The singers offer a drink from the wassail cup, and in return are given gifts.
Of the rosemary tree,
And so is your beer
Of the best barley" - from a traditional Wassail Song.
Wassailing is an old tradition of going from door-to-door singing at Christmas. The singers offer a drink from the wassail cup, and in return are given gifts.
December 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Our wassail cup is made
Of the rosemary tree,
And so is your beer
Of the best barley" - from a traditional Wassail Song.
Wassailing is an old tradition of going from door-to-door singing at Christmas. The singers offer a drink from the wassail cup, and in return are given gifts.
Of the rosemary tree,
And so is your beer
Of the best barley" - from a traditional Wassail Song.
Wassailing is an old tradition of going from door-to-door singing at Christmas. The singers offer a drink from the wassail cup, and in return are given gifts.
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22 Dec: Evergreen and often in bloom at #Christmas, rosemary is woven into wreaths and garlands as a symbol of hope, fertility, and remembrance. In old custom, the wassail cup was sometimes made from rosemary wood, and stirred with a fragrant sprig before being shared. #folklore
December 22, 2025 at 12:30 AM
22 Dec: Evergreen and often in bloom at #Christmas, rosemary is woven into wreaths and garlands as a symbol of hope, fertility, and remembrance. In old custom, the wassail cup was sometimes made from rosemary wood, and stirred with a fragrant sprig before being shared. #folklore
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A poem for Winter Solstice: "The Shortest Day" by Susan Cooper, author The Dark is Rising and numerous other luminous books.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A poem for Winter Solstice: "The Shortest Day" by Susan Cooper, author The Dark is Rising and numerous other luminous books.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
The image is from www.thelostland.com. The poem is © Susan Cooper.
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This is my Christmas gift to my homeless neighbors, to the volunteers who get great joy from helping them…and, yes, to myself. Merry Christmas to all!
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This is my Christmas gift to my homeless neighbors, to the volunteers who get great joy from helping them…and, yes, to myself. Merry Christmas to all!
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And my neighbors who are cold, wet, hungry, and overwhelmed…are now happy that their humble little refuge — where love gets traction, and prayers are answered — will stay in business.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
And my neighbors who are cold, wet, hungry, and overwhelmed…are now happy that their humble little refuge — where love gets traction, and prayers are answered — will stay in business.
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And now, I get to partner with the wonderful network of volunteers and caring people who run the Lynnwood Hygiene Center. And — thanks to $400K in community donations — there is funding to develop the center through capital improvements.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
And now, I get to partner with the wonderful network of volunteers and caring people who run the Lynnwood Hygiene Center. And — thanks to $400K in community donations — there is funding to develop the center through capital improvements.
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So, I purchased the center and the land it sits on — the best $2 million I can imagine spending.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So, I purchased the center and the land it sits on — the best $2 million I can imagine spending.
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It's an invisible need… an invisible center… helping invisible people. Meanwhile, I’m haunted by the invisible impact of the insatiable greed that’s so widespread (and sadly, celebrated) in our multi-millionaire and billionaire class.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It's an invisible need… an invisible center… helping invisible people. Meanwhile, I’m haunted by the invisible impact of the insatiable greed that’s so widespread (and sadly, celebrated) in our multi-millionaire and billionaire class.
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And tragically, once a center like this is gone, it’s hard to imagine it popping up somewhere else in these NIMBY times.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
And tragically, once a center like this is gone, it’s hard to imagine it popping up somewhere else in these NIMBY times.
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For an entire community of my down-and-out neighbors, this hygiene center is the only place to take a shower, wash clothes, repair a bike, or get a sweater, blanket, or hot meal…while also enjoying a little bit of community.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
For an entire community of my down-and-out neighbors, this hygiene center is the only place to take a shower, wash clothes, repair a bike, or get a sweater, blanket, or hot meal…while also enjoying a little bit of community.
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Then, about a month ago, I learned that the only hygiene center in my neighborhood was being shut down. The property was being sold...destined to be developed.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Then, about a month ago, I learned that the only hygiene center in my neighborhood was being shut down. The property was being sold...destined to be developed.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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