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Tom immigrated to the United States when he was a teenager. He was recently asked, “Do you like living in the United States better than Italy?” Circumstances had a lot to do with his answer. “Living in the United States is better,” said Tom. Tom easily remembers being eleven-years old and living on the family…

Our Christmas tree stands outside. After Thanksgiving, we decorate it with lights. During the Holiday, the tree will often have a dusting of snow on it. The significance of modest, lovely, comely light goes down through history. Here are verses Genesis 14-18 from 4 different Bible versions: From the New International Version: “And God said,…

Here is a Sicilian Hymn that I don’t hear too often at Christmas time. It’s strikingly lovely and I would like to share the words with you: O Thou Joyful Day “O thou joyful day, O thou blessed day, Gladsome, peaceful Christmastide. Earth’s hopes awaken, Christ life hath taken, Praise Him, O praise Him on…

As a resident of New York, I’ve heard a lot of ruckus about the New York Safety Act. Governor Cuomo passed the NY SAFE Act in the middle of the night at the beginning of year 2013. The Act imposed greater restrictions on gun owners, gun licensing, and gun sales. Needless to say, gun owners…

I just made some oatmeal/cranberry/chocolate chip cookies. Spectacular. The recipe wasn’t spectacular. My mixing and baking technique wasn’t spectacular. It’s what I did with those cookies that proved spectacular. I put some in a plastic bag and personally delivered them to co-workers. The cookies were part of an experiment I conducted. I was testing the…

With Thanksgiving peeking around the corner, I happen to associate moral courage with the holiday. It all started when I was talking with Marie, who was asked to be a Bride’s maid in her friend’s wedding. Marie said yes. Marie figured it would be a modest wedding. The bride and groom, both have children from…

Illegal and illicit activities occur. They don’t normally set very well with society and they certainly don’t promote happiness or health. What is illegal and what is illicit? That is debatable. And, the definitions change over time and according to known laws. Today, it’s generally accepted that it is illegal to steal because it breaks…

Researchers spend time trying to understand how the body’s immune system works. The immune system is responsible for fighting foreign invaders to your body and also for destroying cells within the body that become diseased. Although disease is not a joke, people joke that they didn’t eat enough dirt when they were a kid to…

Churches in the nearby Village participated in the annual CROP Walk. A chipper group of participants walked 6 miles to raise funds to fight hunger. The CROP walk began circa 1947. The CROP acronym has since outgrown itself. Originally intended as the Christian Rural Overseas Program, CROP’s mission has expanded out of primarily sharing food…
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