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Sixth Day of Christmas

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The Sixth Day of Christmas

Nothing to distract from the chaos of the Holidays like adding in Another Holiday in the Middle…
It has been several weeks of rushing about
And I am reminded of that Children’s Book in which the Little Boy wishes it could be Christmas Every Day, and then gets his wish…
And within only a week or two of eating big feasts at Every Meal, rushing around and seeing relatives, and not getting anything else done, he starts to go out of his mind.
Sometimes, just the Twelve Days of Christmas can begin to feel like too much…

It ain’t necessarily so. (more…)

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by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 31, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 31, 2014

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Fifth Day of Christmas

IMG_3887Well, Already I feel like a Crazy Person.
Christmas was Last Week and I am still Celebrating!
It’s only the Fifth Day of Christmas and already I’m a Social OutCast.
No one else on the train is wearing Christmas Clothing or carrying brightly wrapped packages… I am the only one.
I look around and sing to myself, “Do They Know It’s Christmastime at All?”
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by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 30, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 30, 2014

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Fourth Day of Christmas

kwanzaa-stampFourth Day of Christmas.
Fourth Day of Kwanzaa.
Kwanzaa is Such a Beautiful Holiday.
To be honest, I am not sure I am technically allowed to celebrate it,
As my ancestry is not of the African Diaspora.

But I also know that “Happy Holidays” often sounds more like an Apology
than the Proclamation it deserves to be,
and I would rather err on the side of Celebrating and Enjoying Life Too Much
than too Little.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS to me means MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HANNUKAH AND HAPPY KWANZAA AND HAPPY SOLSTICE AND HAPPY ST. LUCIA DAY AND HAPPY THREE KINGS DAY AND GOD JUL and though I Know we may be Months from EID or DIWALI, A BLESSED EID AND HAPPY DIWALI TOO! (more…)

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by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 30, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 30, 2014

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Third Day of Christmas

IMG_3700Wow!
Only the Third Day
Why is it starting to feel like it’s over, already?
Sunday of the Weekend After Christmas – feels like enough already, eh?
That’s Cultural.
You Choose!
These Twelve Days are Yours… (more…)

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by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 29, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 29, 2014

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Second Day of Christmas

IMG_1772Today is the Second Day of Christmas.
This year, it falls on a Saturday so it might be a bit easier to Relax and Celebrate.
Have you been interrupted this week by Work Responsibilities?
Those of us in the Second Half of Life
Remember when such a thing was unheard of…
Christmas was a time to be with Family and Friends
Pause
Reflect
And while some who worked operating Trains and Busses
Or in the Medical Profession
Would be called to duty,
Most Clients and Bosses Left People alone.
Notice how that’s changed?

Yes.
Christmas changes over time.
Even here in America (more…)

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by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 27, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 27, 2014

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First Day of Christmas

IMG_2125How was it?
All that Build-up
All that Craziness
And it’s over, right?
Nope.
Its Just Beginning.

Yesterday was Christmas Day.
Today is the First Day of Christmas. (more…)

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by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 27, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 27, 2014

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Not About Selfies

IMG_3595I came upon a Clever Little Novelty Book.
A Small Photo Album
Entitled, “Selfie”
And each page was captioned, “Me.”
“Me”
“Me”
“Me”
“Me”…

Very Clever for an Album of Selfies…
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Christmas is not the same thing. (more…)

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by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 12, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 12, 2014

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Christmas Card 2013

IMG_2593Those of you who know me well know that My Christmas Cards do not make it into the mail until the end of January… This has become somewhat of an annual tradition. They are a Labor of Love; and they take some time…
This Year, I am trying something different. After 35 Years of Cards printed on Red Card Stock in Black Ink with a Gold Stamp, I am posting My Christmas Card for you here. (more…)

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by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 28, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 28, 2014

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Do Good Work

Radko Chain Link Garland

Radko Chain Link Garland

 

Christmas Decorations away…

The usual flood of memories and feelings that accompany the various keepsakes…

One that stands out is a colorful Radko chain link style garland, bought years ago at Bloomingdale’s After-Christmas Sale. Each link is made of countless strands of twirled tinsel. The slightest snag completely ruins the look, and it is prone to unraveling at the smallest inadvertent tug.

Back then, the Clerk who helped us was a middle-aged African American Gentleman. (more…)

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by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 9, 2014  •  Image  •  Permalink
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on January 9, 2014

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Gift of Christmas Present

Happy Fifth Day of Christmas!

Gathering with Friends and Loved Ones
Reminiscing about Christmases Past and those no longer with us…

If you live to be a Hundred, that gives you only one hundred Christmases.
If you only live into your twenties, then it’s twenty-some-odd.
If you make it into your sixties or seventies, then that’s sixty or seventy Christmases in a LifeTime…
However it adds up, it’s a precious few.

So, Enjoy the Season… (more…)

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by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 30, 2013  •  Permalink
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Posted by Arnold J. Mungioli on December 30, 2013

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