24th & 25th December, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rod at Dos Vidas. Photo by Thomas Kist from the 2006 Arjan Vlakveld film “Rod McKuen: A Man Alone” for Netherlands Public Television. Photo ©2006, 2007 by Stanyan Audio Video Archives. All Rights Reserved.

A Thought for Today

A gift accepted has no strings. In Christ all things are possible. The world we run in is proof enough.

 

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wish all of you
everywhere
a Healthy and Happy Holiday

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Monday 24 December
Christmas Eve

Noelle Adams o Mathew Arnold o Mitchell Ayres (orchestra leader) o Yves Mitchell Ayres (photographer) o Dave Bartholomew o Jill Bennett o Carl Brisson o Kit Carson o Ruth Chatterton o Mary Higgins Clark o Mike Curb o Ava Gardner o Johnnie Gruelle o Carol Haney o Howard Hughes o Robert Joffrey o Ricky Martin o Jonas Mekas o Henry Russell o Anwar El Sadat o I.F. Stone o Mark Valley o Harry Warren o Franz Waxman

Tuesday 25 December
Christmas Day

Clara Barton o Humphrey Bogart o Jimmy Buffett o Cab Calloway o Carlos Castaneda o Quentin Crisp o Ron Foos o Sir Lew Grade o Rickey Henderson o Conrad Hilton o Annie Lennox o Celia Lipton o Little Richard o Barbara Mandrell o Sir Isaac Newton o Robert Ripley o Anwar Sadat o Gary Sandy o Hanna Schygulla o Rod Serling o Sissy Spacek o Phil Spector o Gladys Swarthout o Helen Twelvetrees o Rebecca West
Rod's random thoughts Love is a season and holidays like signposts mark the time.

Faith dignifies humanity with the promise of immortality.

Let's get real. Don't expect too much from holiday celebrations and you'll never be disappointed. By the same token if your mood is somewhat grim don't let it ruin someone else's holiday.

CHRISTMAS CRACKERS

 Happy Christmas
and I love your ears.
Tomorrow we'll untie the package
              of another year.
Twelve more months of summer
              if you stay
      winter if you go.

Who said that Christmas crackers
hold surprises just for children ?
I seldom let the daylight
come into the bedroom first
whatever time of year,
because I want to be
        the one who gazes down at you
as you begin your day.
I want you always as that first surprise.

If I'm selfish
It's only that I love you
as I've loved this year just past
and as I love that still uncertain year ahead.

-from "The Carols of Christmas," 1971
 
     
 
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