Now we are at Advent.
Advent time of year!
The first Sunday of Advent was yesterday. Advent covers four Sundays. Above is one version of the four candle display used in our church to represent each Sunday. An additional candle is lighted each Sunday until all four are lit on the last Sunday of Advent.
It is a season of reflection and preparation for the arrival of Jesus and Christmas.
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This year, the day after Advent, Fall finally Falls! The projected high today is a very pleasant 56, well within the range of temps that make me feel like it is Fall. It will not last. Low to mid-70s will return by the weekend. That might not sound too high to you, nut it is enough to make the gnats dance again, and enough to make going outside unpleasant. But we may finally be headed to where Fall-like days outnumber the late Summer-like days.
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My expectations were too high. Once again, OSU crushes Michigan. There were moments where it looked like it might be competitive, but they did not last, and eventually turned into just another old-fashioned beat down.
The Bulldogs have done very well this season, and only have to win the SEC championship against LSU to ensure their place in the college championships. A simple task, I am sure.
I sm pulling for Wisconsin to upset Ohio State. I'd rather the Big Ten not have a representative in the college championship than it be OSU.
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What am I watching? A lot of stuff. Castle Rock (shades of Misery and Salem's Lot!), The Dublin Murders (since we spent a ten-day vacation in Ireland we know think of it as our second home), The Purge, Servant (an Apple + series by M. Night Shamallayn), and, of course, the best current program available, the show with best editorial coloring in the business, For All Mankind.
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What am I reading? Testaments by Margaret Atwood, the follow-up to The Handmaid's Tale. End the mystery about what a Pence administration would be like and read it today!
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We had Benjamin with us from Tuesday night until Sunday afternoon. It was a great visit, and it won't be long before he is back home for Christmas bock - only about two weeks!
Until next time,
T. M. Strait
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