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Give Me One More Thanksgiving Holiday
Every year since I started this blog, at this time of year I always eagerly write about how excited I am with the coming Christmas season. And today being Black Friday, I can now officially start playing my Christmas favorites … Continue reading
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Remembrance of Thanksgivings Past
This is my ninth Thanksgiving straight that I spend away from home and country. Over these years, I have used Thanksgiving as little more than a landmark establishing the official date (the day after) when I can finally begin listening … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving with the Changster, Natalia, Regeneration and Depletion, and Coltrane
Like all things in life, weekends need a fine balance. I had wanted to write a few different posts on various unrelated topics, but instead I will summarize all of them here as the (abriged) story of my weekend:
Filed under Digressions, Friends / Family, Jazz
Thanksgiving and Christmas Caroles
I fully recognize that it is much too early to be discussing Christmas caroles, but it IS autumn and I have been thinking about Christmas Caroles. The thing is, I love autumn. It is my favorite season, at least at … Continue reading
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Eid Mubarak
Eid Mubarak everyone! I cannot believe that Ramadan is over. This is the first time I ever fasted for the entire 30 days, and it was an incredibly cool and rewarding experience. Believe it or not, I am sad to … Continue reading
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Christmas Series Part 3: The Songs
In Part 1 of my Christmas Series 2017 I wrote about the Islamic Jesus, and in Part 2 about Hanukkah and my healthy childhood for the Jewish holidays. But one thing I definitely preferred about Christmas over Hanukkah was the … Continue reading
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The Fourth of July, Petraeus and Afghanistan
Living abroad for so many years, often times than naught, the unique all American holidays come and go with almost no fanfare. Days like Thanksgiving, Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday and the Fourth of July. Today I only realized that … Continue reading
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Time for the Piano Trio
Here in Spain everyone celebrates the Christmas Season all the way up until the Epiphany on January 6th. Nevertheless, instead of letting Christmas drag on, I strictly follow the day-after-Thanksgiving to December 25th schedule. So while I will keep the … Continue reading
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Santa Claus Coming to Town?
It is almost Black Friday (the day after Thanksgiving) and that means the season for me to play Christmas music non-stop for an entire month is just days away. There is no mystery here that I love Christmas. But, alas, this year we … Continue reading
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My One Track Mind
At this time every year I start getting excited about the day after Thanksgiving; and not because of the Black Friday sales, but because the Christmas Season officially begins and I can finally start annoying everyone with my Christmas favorites. … Continue reading
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