Sharing the Spirit of the Season

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All over the world people are looking forward to celebrating holidays in the second half of December.  Some are religious, such as Hannukah or Bodhi Day.  Some are not, such as the Winter Solstice and New Years.   And of course we have Christmas which can be both. But not everyone has family to celebrate with.   Some people have moved across… Read more »

The Best Books I Read This Year

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reading in bed

In case you hadn’t heard- book clubs – along with good old-fashioned books- are back! I made the decision to get more books and less screens in my life a while back and I’m so glad I did.  If you missed that you can read about that here https://beckypalmer.me/?p=4856    And yes I have joined the book club at my library!… Read more »

In Defense of the Marching Band

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The marching band is a running joke.  It’s supposedly where the freaks, geeks, and other assorted losers hang out.   Mention it and you’ll likely get NSWF quotes from the American Pie movie series. Full disclosure- I didn’t march myself when I was a kid.  My high school band director hated marching when he was a kid and swore he wouldn’t… Read more »