UUs bring heaven to people with their seven principles

Linda said she believed in deprivation. She complained of feeling anxious much of the time. She told me her doctor told her she was suffering from "generalized anxiety disorder" and prescribed Klonapi

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44 of 99 Weight Loss Smoothies : Mixed Berry Breeze

Mixed Berry Breeze Recipe1 cup mixed berries1 Lemon, peeled2 cups kale4 cups romaine lettuce1/2 teaspoon cinnamon1 scoop protein powder1 teaspoon matcha green tea1.5 cup almond milk 374 calories, 60 g

As Worlds Collide: A Western Zen Buddhist Looks to Bishop Synesius

I would hope that even school children know of the great mathematician and philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria, and sing her praises, and recall her terrible death at the hands of a Christian mob in 415

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Co-Ministers’ Colloquy

Monday was a rather auspicious day…. a full solar eclipse was experienced in parts of the inhabited world, and many other parts of the planet had partial eclipses. Some of you traveled to be in locati

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Clergy Against Hate Picnic: August 27th

Schenectady Central Park Pavillion – Sunday August 27th, 2-4PM.  All are invited to gather for an interfaith picnic, games, ice cream, and sharing of school back packs, with lots of supplies to choose

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getting ready for school, making inlay.

Yesterday I spent some time in the wood shop at the Clear Spring School, rearranging lathes to make more room, and repairing work benches. In my home shop, I spent some time making inlay for boxes. I

STLT#327, Joy, Thou Goddess

When I say “Beethoven” I bet most of you think “da da da DUM” and the strikingly innovative opening to the Fifth Symphony. But for me, it’s this – Ode to Joy. I first waxed poetic about it on November

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A Bird’s Eye View

From the vantage of a bird in flight, everything looks very different than it does here on the ground. Each individual person and tree and building looks smaller, and you lose a lot of the details tha

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The Aftermath of the Eclipse – Small But Strange

I really wasn’t prepared for this eclipse. But it wasn’t a total loss, and things were mysteriously better after it passed.

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Valor

Valor is a false king on a crimson throne.

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Aaaah, Air Conditioning

After a very hot and humid day at the Connecticut Open watching tennis, I am very thankful for air conditioning in my house and in the car. Heat can take a lot out of you.

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The cost of stupidity is still going up

And yet, after millions in damages, Oregon standoff defendants agree to pay back a measly $78,000, after "very involved negotiations by both sides." Neither of those two "sides" included the Bundy boy

We want to hear from you, not very much

After today's swamp creature fundraising luncheon in Boise, a fresh Team Ryan email hit my inbox at 4pm, subject Have a question for Paul Ryan? Oh yes I do! More than one, actually, so I started filli

NOAH Public Meeting with the Mayor, Sunday, Oct. 22

What Would You Like To Ask Mayor Barry and Other Decision-Makers? Individual Standout In Crowd Given the chance to talk with the Mayor about issues of Criminal Justice, Affordable Housing, and Economi

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Charlottesville On My Mind—Part 2

In Charlottesville Antifa mingled with other counter-demonstrators opposing the Unite the Right White Nationalist/Neo-Nazi'KKK rally. Note— Last week in part I of this series I looked at the relations

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Stand Up Nashville public meeting, Aug. 31

Click here for the flyer for the Stand Up Nashville public meeting about creating better jobs for Nashville’s citizens. As of late we have been discussing how all three task force can find common grou

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Mabon Ritual for Racial Justice, Sept. 24

7-8 p.m. in the social hall Our Social Justice Wheel of the Year continues into Mabon at the Fall Equinox. This is the time of the harvest when we have tables groaning with the fruits of our labor. Wh

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Harvest Moon Drum Circle, Sept. 2

Harvest Moon Drum Circle is Saturday, Sept. 2, 7-11 p.m., Morgan House. Gather/set up/warm up begins at 7 p.m., drumming officially begins after our (short and prompt) 8 p.m. circle. No specific belie

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Political capital

The Speaker of the House's "Team" says he "has a plan to re-work [sic] our tax code so that it works for you." Our tax system hasn't changed for 31 years. Not only is it out-of-date, but it's onerous,

Pagan merchants continue to wrestle with occult bans

TWH –It’s still not a good time to accept credit cards while Pagan. As was reported in March, terms of service forbidding fortune telling and other “occult” practices are enforced arbitrarily, and som

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