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Many of you have probably received this e-mail from Lisa recently: (more…)

It seems that this weekend swept over me like a wave of contradictory events, some happy, some sad, some frustrating, all ultimatey awe-inspiring, and has left me here at the end of a vast ocean of ambiguity, wet and shivering, but still sensing the strength of the sun that has moved behind a winter cloud. (more…)

Last Saturday I received mail from Germany, courtesy of our own resident alien, Melanie Suydam (or, Mels, for those of us who know her thus). It wasn’t just any old Christmas card, either; it was an Advent Calendar Christmas card! Last year, I got one from Salzburg; this year, from Hamburg. It’s good to know people in foreign, Christmasy-type countries, who are willing to spend the postage to schick you a little Holiday Cheer :o) (more…)