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JayMysterio said:
Eep! :oops:
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I saw that (or rather heard, and then turned around to see that had happened) on Riverside Drive in NYC once, not at a stoplight, but just after letting some passengers off at one of the bus stops. Bus was pulling away and then... whooompf! People had to climb up and exit to the rear, as the back door was still above street level, fortunately. It was quite startling, even though I was not on the bus.

Rhonindk said:
All the freakin' fires popping up in my neck of the woods 😕
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Yes I hope everyone in smoky-CA will stay safe, what a horrible situation and now so unpredictable.
 
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Isn't All Saints' Day/All Souls' Day November 1st? At least in the US, October 31st, Hallowe'en (All Hallows' Eve), is somewhat different with different meaning......for kids in particular it is all about trick-or-treating, ghosts and goblins, dressing up in unusual costumes, etc., rather than reflecting on those who have passed away.
 
Clix Pix said:
Isn't All Saints' Day/All Souls' Day November 1st? At least in the US, October 31st, Hallowe'en (All Hallows' Eve), is somewhat different with different meaning......for kids in particular it is all about trick-or-treating, ghosts and goblins, dressing up in unusual costumes, etc., rather than reflecting on those who have passed away.
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All Souls' Day is October 31st, whereas All Saints' Day is November 1st.

As a child, I used to confuse them, and thought that they were much the same thing. But, not quite.


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yaxomoxay said:
Love is eternal. They might have departed, but they're still with us in one sense. I do firmly believe it.
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Thank you for that. Much appreciated.

And yes, I find myself in agreement with you.
 
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I got to thinking about this and I was wrong -- All Souls' Day (at least in the Roman Catholic Church) is November 2nd, and All Saints' Day November 1st.... I remember attending a special Mass on November 2nd the year that my husband died. It is indeed easy to mix up the two! :). As I mentioned, in the US, Hallowe'en, though, is different from either of the other two!
 
Clix Pix said:
I got to thinking about this and I was wrong -- All Souls' Day (at least in the Roman Catholic Church) is November 2nd, and All Saints' Day November 1st.... I remember attending a special Mass on November 2nd the year that my husband died. It is indeed easy to mix up the two! :). As I mentioned, in the US, Hallowe'en, though, is different from either of the other two!
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In the Christian world, (and the Catholic Church was the body that defined this stuff, as it had existed well before the Reformation), in essence, the old Hallowe'en festival, was sort of supposed to have been superseded by All Souls' Day.

The notion of acknowledging - and recognising - the dead was common to both cultures (Christian and pagan); however, even the Catholic Church couldn't find a way of superimposing All Saints' Day on a pre-existing pagan festival, so it succeeded it, and pagan and Christian symbolism continue to co-exist.
 
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Thinking goid things for mom's pre-surgery test today.

Went a little memorabilia bonkers last night,

Prop replicia of the Hellboy Rasputin diary*, and replaced my Hellboy Rasputin figure from 2004.

*The edited version that came with the director's cut was tiny and did not seem conplete.

Debating if I should try NanoWritMo again (Nat'l Write a novel in Month), though I havrn't planned at all. Some old concepts are bouncing around the brain though, so I am thinking strike while the iron is hot.

Annoyed I had to bounce several train cars away from my usual train car due to pot smokers.:mad:

Hope everyone is well
 
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kazmac said:
Thoughts on Dinner planning perhaps?
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Well, half of yesterday's sort-of frittata (recipe in the Dinner thread, and it was delicious) is still in the pan, awaiting my attentions.

We shall see whether further culinary inspiration strikes me.
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mrex said:
wine, partying... later today
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Wine, yes.

Most definitely.

As for partying.......not so sure.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
Thinking of death and taxes. (Among other matters).
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I know you lost your mother about a year ago. I lost my father a year ago earlier this week and the estate probate process took a year to the day before his death. Lots of paperwork and some frustration. But we must look ahead...
 
Northern Man said:
I know you lost your mother about a year ago. I lost my father a year ago earlier this week and the estate probate process took a year to the day before his death. Lots of paperwork and some frustration. But we must look ahead...
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My sympathies. I have some idea of what you have been going through.

In truth, the taxes remark was an ironical aside, but given that we are at this time of year (which focuses on death, whereas spring, and Easter, and the old Celtic feast of Beltane all prefer to focus on birth and growth and renewal and life), plus the fact that my mother died just before (ten minutes before) midnight on the winter solstice last year, and the fact that the old saying sagely observes that there is no escaping "death and taxes", I thought to post about it.

However, I deeply dislike winter (the cold, the dark, the lack of light), and never much cared for Christmas (a feeling that I don't doubt may be - nay, will be - even ever more pronounced as we face into the first anniversary of my mother's death), and all of this is on my mind to some extent.

But, there are other things to think about.
 
Scepticalscribe said:
Well, half of yesterday's sort-of frittata (recipe in the Dinner thread, and it was delicious) is still in the pan, awaiting my attentions.

We shall see whether further culinary inspiration strikes me.
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Wine, yes.

Most definitely.

As for partying.......not so sure.
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wine, partying, dancing until the (world) end...
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
My sympathies. I have some idea of what you have been going through.

In truth, the taxes remark was an ironical aside, but given that we are at this time of year (which focuses on death, whereas spring, and Easter, and the old Celtic feast of Beltane all prefer to focus on birth and growth and renewal and life), plus the fact that my mother died just before (ten minutes before) midnight on the winter solstice last year, and the fact that the old saying sagely observes that there is no escaping "death and taxes", I thought to post about it.

However, I deeply dislike winter (the cold, the dark, the lack of light), and never much cared for Christmas (a feeling that I don't doubt may be - nay, will be - even ever more pronounced as we face into the first anniversary of my mother's death), and all of this is on my mind to some extent.

But, there are other things to think about.
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Cool here, +1 but I will be out the door in an hour to get the BBQ going. Friday evening, a beer while I cook and then a nice red with dinner, followed by some decent BBC shows on TV. They are starting a new season of Shetland (Murders?) here in Finland tonight, commercial free so all the better.
 
Giggling at my very patient friend who initially said, Yes to seeing Doctor Sleep and now backed out because "It's too scary.":p

I hope we can meet for a meal next week.

It's been too long, and now with two surgeries coming up, we may not see each other until Star Wars (which is honestly the only reason why I'd see this SW at the movies, not a fan of this trilogy.)
 
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