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  1. larryarnold
    larryarnold January 6, 2017 7:33 pm

    For most Orthodox Christians, Christmas is the beginning of celebrations after 40 days of Lent.
    Um. Last time I checked, and when you sing in the choir you check pretty often, Lent is the run-up to Easter, not Christmas. In the Orthodox tradition it’s Great Lent, but still before Easter.

  2. Joel
    Joel January 7, 2017 5:45 am

    If all Europe froze solid, would anyone in Norway notice?

  3. rochester_veteran
    rochester_veteran January 7, 2017 5:45 am

    The four Sundays (and weekends) before Christmas is called Advent.

    The house that the family from Norway lives in, that’s encased in the solar geodesic dome, above the Arctic Circle is way cool! 😉 The views are spectacular and imagine when the Northern Lights are active!

  4. M Ryan
    M Ryan January 7, 2017 10:03 am

    Hey Claire about Europe freezing, you may want to get a copy of a book called Climate Wars by Gwynn Dyer.

    https://letterpile.com/books/Climate-Wars-A-Review

    That cob house under the dome is very cool. I would be worried about two things. The first being ventilation in the winter and the second being summer heat.

    The Biden comment was very funny. Seeing all the election BS come to an end, except for the Hollywood meat puppets, is nice. As for the Hollywood meat puppets here is a message for them…

    http://www.faithwire.com/2017/01/05/hilarious-message-for-celebrities-who-think-we-care-about-their-political-videos/

  5. Dana
    Dana January 7, 2017 12:00 pm

    Christ is born!

  6. Jackveggie
    Jackveggie January 7, 2017 4:28 pm

    “checkered, double-breasted jacket that the robber appeared to have worn”

    This was no robbery, this is a man begging for 3 hots and a cot.

  7. Shel
    Shel January 7, 2017 5:52 pm

    It would make sense for future terrorists to give themselves up intentionally. They know we won’t summarily kill them, the subsequent prolonged legal process will give much free publicity, and they can be a continual drain on our society even through their time in prison, where they might also become effective recruiters.

    OT: A little stickler. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kqtGtmH1y4

  8. Claire
    Claire January 8, 2017 8:25 am

    Great porcupine video, Shel. So’s this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5I5H7EeC8k

    I don’t think I’ll be adopting any pet procupines as long as Ava is around, though. 🙂

    As to those future terrorists: Even if they were to take advantage of what remains of the U.S. justice system (which plenty of notoriety-seeking criminals have always done), I’d rather live with that than live in a country where extrajudicial executions by cops and soldiers were the norm.

  9. Claire
    Claire January 8, 2017 8:26 am

    “checkered, double-breasted jacket that the robber appeared to have worn”

    This was no robbery, this is a man begging for 3 hots and a cot.

    🙂

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