Merry Orthodox Christmas

Most people don’t know that the Russian Orthodox Church is still on the old calendar, but there you have it. You’ve learned something new. I’ve gone off the deep end on Mike Huckabee. The results are here. I feel a little bit like the Tom Cruise character at the beginning of that vastly overrated movie,Continue reading “Merry Orthodox Christmas”

“Two thousand miles is very far through the snow”

I used to listen to this song while still in bed on winter vacation mornings, on my blue flannel sheets with the snowflakes and snowmen. I used to listen to this song in the car, usually idling, waiting for someone in someone’s driveway, usually with a cup of coffee making splotches on my jeans becauseContinue reading ““Two thousand miles is very far through the snow””