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A message to The Federation of Light
Look, I’m no fool, as readers of this Web site may or may not attest. I can read and interpret statistics, especially when they pertain to me. So the way I interpret the hundreds of visits to my Web...
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Sarah Palin, Bob Dylan and the Federation of Light (and, oh, did I mention...
OK. I admit it. My name is Nicholas D. and I am addicted to continually checking to see how many daily, weekly and monthly visits have been recorded by the ever-increasing legion of fans who faithfully...
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Pax et bonum
Approaching the winter of my discontent, I find myself thinking more often about the springtime of my life, and yes, you’re right, that sounds disturbingly like one of John-Boy’s mawkish opening...
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God’s Acrobat
There’s a children’s book by Tomie de Paola titled “The Clown of God,” about St. Francis of Assisi. My late friend Robert Lax might have been “God’s Acrobat.” Here’s a little bit of Lax’s great and...
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Do good things come to those who wait?
To get an answer to that question, I guess readers of these essays will have to wait and see. Come to think of it, so will I. November was frantic and December was chaotic and January so far has...
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The howling wind
There’s a girl I once loved who lived in New England. Through the years I’ve thought of her whenever I’ve heard the Dylan song “Girl from the North Country,” especially the part about wondering whether...
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When you’re making other plans…
Life is what happens to you when you’re making other plans. So sang John Lennon — and that song’s been a soundtrack for me during the past year as my own life has swerved and careened and accelerated...
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Sarah Palin to the rescue!
One of the highest-traffic days ever for “Nicholas DiGiovanni’s World of Wonders” was a day during the presidential campaign when I wrote a satirical piece suggesting that Sarah Palin’s presence on the...
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Rooting around for the meaning of life
Terrence Malick's film includes amazing actual footage of the real Tree of Life! Terrence Malick’s much ballyhooed film “The Tree of Life” tackles the Big Questions: Where did we come from? Why are we...
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Souls on ICE
I don’t adhere to any organized religion but I admire any church that helps others in the community and welcomes people who might feel less welcome elsewhere. The Reformed Church of Highland Park,...
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