Category: Musings

A Green Christmas

A Green Christmas

December 24, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

A special holiday video blog and song. Merry Christmas! [audio:http://www.marklamberti.com/yougottagetup.mp3]

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The Meaning of the 12 Days of Christmas

The Meaning of the 12 Days of Christmas

December 15, 2009 | By | 1 Comment

I summarized this from the book 25 Days, 26 Ways to Make this your Best Christmas Ever by Ace Collins. Historically, the first day of Christmas was December 25. This placed the twelfth and final day on January 6. Day 1: A partridge in a pear tree – Christ is symbolically presented […]

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Email forwards that are actually good

Email forwards that are actually good

December 14, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Here are two of the best email forwards I’ve received lately (I guess forwards are still in circulation?) I promise that nothing bad will happen to you on account of not passing these on. Good news is that I truly outdid myself this year with my Christmas decorations. The bad news […]

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Are you ready?

Are you ready?

December 14, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I said, “Are you reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaady?” (ht: Ben S.)

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Our Greatest Need

Our Greatest Need

December 11, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had been money, God would have sent us an economist. But since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent […]

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Come Go With Me

Come Go With Me

December 10, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Dear Feedreader, I’ve made a number of changes to my site, which are undetectable in a feed. I’ve also added weather patterns, random quotes, poems and videos and cleaned up a great many things in general. Finally, I’ve added Amazon picture/price links to the book reviews. An unfortunate casualty of […]

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Thanksgiving Reflections

Thanksgiving Reflections

November 26, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land. – Jon Stewart Sometimes, the main thing you have to be thankful for is that “this too, will pass”.  Of […]

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Save the Last Dance for Me

Save the Last Dance for Me

November 13, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

Today, I visited the school where I interned as a guidance counselor five years ago.  I found some stuff at a yard sale I thought they could use and decided to make a surprise visit.  Really, it just gave me an excuse to see some old friends. These are people […]

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How I made one of the biggest decisions of my life

How I made one of the biggest decisions of my life

November 13, 2009 | By | Add a Comment

I never had any interest in Boston University.  None at all.  Having said this, you may wonder why I chose to go to school there. Well, I was at a college fair and there was a very special person who was filling out forms for BU.  I didn’t care one […]

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I know Bill Simmons

I know Bill Simmons

November 6, 2009 | By | 1 Comment

It isn’t often that I’m aware of someone long before that person becomes famous. Apart from Adam Sandler and I don’t know who else, there just aren’t many people who hit it big from New Hampshire. The lack of famous athletes drives the point home. I had to chuckle when, […]

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