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To say that the moon will be full on Saturday, Feb. 24, is a simple statement of astronomical observation, and yet, it’s so much more.
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How does a long-running show like Music by Request stay interesting and relevant to its current audiences while continuing to grow new audiences? Do we change the program to try to freshen it up, or do we decide the program has run its course and replace it?
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Only once every 12 years will the Olympian King of the Gods stand beside the lead star of the zodiac with the Moon sweeping by on Valentine’s Day, and it’s happening this year.
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We talked and laughed for a couple hours on the little balcony... Sometimes shifting gears takes you to a better place.
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Aphrodite for the ancient Greeks bore the name Venus in the ancient Roman world, and the planet of love and beauty that bears this goddess’s name is the most brilliant object in the sky, after Sun and Moon.
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I was invited to a fiftieth birthday party a while ago and told to bring a piece of wisdom as a gift. This seemed like a great idea to me, a benefit not only to the guest of honor but to all the participants.
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The Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli’s 15th century painting Primavera is uniquely related to this week’s morning sky scene, especially Thursday, February 1st, when the gibbous Moon wanes past the star Spica an hour before sunrise.
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There are three things that draw my attention to this week’s Full Moon, which occurs on Thursday, January 25 around noon.
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It meant you had permission to be yourself—something I didn’t feel anywhere else. Permission to sit on the floor of the coat closet in the dark and feel safe—watching the light come through the colored glass.
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This time I do know that I’ll never wear that long corduroy skirt again. I could pretend it’s out of style but the fact is that the waist is too tight. Ouch, I said it. Into the box it goes.