Author Archives: Stella

Music of the day – Silver Bells

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Stella

Bob Hope & Marilyn Maxwell in “The Lemon Drop Kid” (1951) Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans in 1950. “Silver Bells” started out as “Tinkle Bells”. Songwriter Ray Evans said: “We never thought that tinkle had a double meaning until Jay went home … Continue reading →

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General Discussion, Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Stella

Day THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO of Presidential recovery.

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Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Stella

Written by Robert Frost in 1922, and published in 1923 in his New Hampshire volume. According to Wikipedia, Frost wrote the poem in June 1922 at his house in Shaftsbury, Vermont. He had been up the entire night writing the long … Continue reading →

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Defend ICE!

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Stella
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Music of the day – The Christmas Song

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Stella

Mel Torme and Judy Garland.

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General Discussion, Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Posted on December 16, 2025 by Stella

Day THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE of Presidential recovery      

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FBI announces arrests in thwarted New Year’s Eve terror plot

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Stella

Federal authorities say they disrupted a credible terrorist threat over the weekend, arresting four alleged members of a radical pro-Palestinian extremist group accused of planning coordinated New Year’s Eve bombings in Los Angeles. The FBI told Fox News Digital that … Continue reading →

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[little tree]

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Stella

Written by e.e. cummings little tree little silent Christmas tree you are so little you are more like a flower who found you in the green forest and were you very sorry to come away? see          i will comfort you … Continue reading →

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For our friends in the south . . .

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Stella
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Music of the day – Carol of the Bells

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Stella
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