I hope you're enjoying the holiday as much as I am. Christmas in Connecticut was perfect - the weather, food, family, the children now past the baby stages, and more. Nothing was discussed about end times, just fun, toys, and best of all Grandma's present - an iPad. Now I have to go to the Apple store and learn how to use it.
There is a quiet, almost eerie stillness that people notice. The highways were not crowded as I traveled during what is usually a busy time. To me, it is almost as if being in a state of suspended animation or in a bubble.
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Christmas 2011 Whitley Streiber
It's Christmas, the season of birth and renewal, the time that they first came to me with their slap of awakening. Now I am grown old in this new state, and yet I remember as if they were still falling, the snowflakes that fell on my gloves in the hours before they first came. On the evening of December 26, 1985, we took a walk along the road beside our cabin, just as night was gathering. It seemed a perfect moment, the snow falling in large, crystalline flakes, the silence profound but for its whisper in the pines.
Otherworldly Capitals Philip Coppens
Two capitals, London and Washington, were (re)designed in the 17th and 18th century so that they would incorporate the so-called Tree of Life, a divine design, which would hopefully allow the nations' rulers to synchronize their worldly ambitions with those of the Divine Realm.
It will be interesting to see how reality plays out in 2012.
Happy New Year !
2011 in Review
Top Science Journal Retractions of 2011 Live Science
Best Science Pics of 2011 Discovery
11 Biggest Science Stories of 2011 Live Science
What We Learned About Our Human Ancestors in 2011 Live Science
Unexplained Mysteries of 2011 and Into 2012 Discovery
The top ancient mysteries of 2011 MSNBC
Steve Jobs biography is Amazon's best-selling book of 2011 MSNBC
Gotta Watch: Best interviews of 2011 CNN
Best game animations of 2011 MSNBC
Best gameplay of 2011 MSNBC
Most Inspiring Moments of 2011 Yahoo
Dynamic 2011 events to shape world for years to come CNN