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Marvelous Night for a Moondance
So, yesterday was the Wolf Moon. That’s the name the Native Americans gave the January full moon, because it was the time of year when wolves howled at it. (Is it wrong that the image of wolves...
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A Thousand Points of Light
Russian Orthodox icon of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple So, cryogenics and anti-feminist princess rhetoric aside, Disney was right about one thing: It is a small world after all. What’s got me...
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The Dolphins Ate My Workout
Image from freedolphin.com I know, dolphins are a friend to mankind. But I’m a little achy today because I did not get my fabulous prenatal pilates Wednesday workout in yesterday. And it’s not because...
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Burn, Baby, Burn: Folklore Inferno
St. John's Eve Bonfire in Valencia, from www.amidsummercasebook.wordpress.com It’s going to be a long day. And I mean that literally. Today is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. Twice a...
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Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and Other Acts of God and Man
There’s a Yiddish saying that when man plans, God laughs. Apparently, when I plan, the laughter comes from my infant daughter Amalía, who was due to arrive in this world on August 19th, if not before,...
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From Pumpkin Spice Latte to Pitaya Juice: An Autumnal Journey
As a folklorist, I often feel that marketing messes with holidays. I don’t want to think about Halloween the day after the fourth of July, but the drugstore and the “seasonal” aisle of the supermarket...
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Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and Other Acts of God and Man
There’s a Yiddish saying that when man plans, God laughs. Apparently, when I plan, the laughter comes from my infant daughter Amalía, who was due to arrive in this world on August 19th, if not before,...
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From Pumpkin Spice Latte to Pitaya Juice: An Autumnal Journey
As a folklorist, I often feel that marketing messes with holidays. I don’t want to think about Halloween the day after the fourth of July, but the drugstore and the “seasonal” aisle of the supermarket...
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Earthquakes, Hurricanes, and Other Acts of God and Man
There’s a Yiddish saying that when man plans, God laughs. Apparently, when I plan, the laughter comes from my infant daughter Amalía, who was due to arrive in this world on August 19th, if not before,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From Pumpkin Spice Latte to Pitaya Juice: An Autumnal Journey
As a folklorist, I often feel that marketing messes with holidays. I don’t want to think about Halloween the day after the fourth of July, but the drugstore and the “seasonal” aisle of the supermarket...
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