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Fictitious radio stations. WZRD – Infusing your radio dial with magic. WOOL/WOLF – Dual station partnership. Office during the day. Party all night long. WOKE – Surfing the blue wave. KRAB – Talk radio. If it bothers you, it bothers us. KOOK – Working to keep your radio weird. KLEE – All art, all theContinue reading “Top Ten Radio Taglines, Fiction”

Awareness of the outside world. Future Crunch: 66 Good News Stories You Didn’t Hear About in 2023, Hervey, Dec 20, 2023. Hat tip to A. ~~~ Glover’s PointCoosa RiverVincent AL USDecember 2023 Although it appears on the map as Glover’s Point Park, it appears IRL as a boat launch & parking lot. Enjoy pondering the riverContinue reading “Time Is A River, Photography”

Awareness of the outside world. “Unlike other mammals, reindeer can see light in the ultraviolet spectrum.” AP News: Reindeer are famous for pulling Santa’s sleigh, but there’s a characteristic that sets them apart, Ramer, December 22, 2023 ~~~ The liminal season is coming. The light is coming. The cold is coming. (If your light isContinue reading “Encountering The Shadow Self, Thoughts”

Awareness of the outside world. “Romjul is the period in the Norwegian calendar that starts on the third day of Christmas, Dec. 27, and ends on New Year’s Eve, Dec. 31 … In Norway, romjul is a tranquil time of the year when families get together, undisturbed by the outside world.” The Norwegian American: Rumjul,Continue reading “The Season For Celebrations Of Connection, Thoughts”

Awareness of the outside world. BBC: Why is it called Boxing Day? 2022. Boxing Day was one of the initial four bank holidays in the UK “In his honour, these new holidays were sometimes referred to as ‘Saint Lubbock’s Days’.” The History Of Parliament: Thanks for our bank holidays, “Saint” John… KR 2013. More onContinue reading “A Christkindlmarkt in Alabama, Vicarious Travel”

Awareness of the outside world. CNN: How KFC became a Christmas tradition in Japan, Springer, 2022. ~~~ 40426 Onwards!Katherine

Music of the outside world. Serious. TODAY. Saint John the Divine. Christmas Eve Lessons and Carols, 3:45pm to 5:30pm EST US. Last year, the lesson were read in a variety of languages. Not so serious. ClassicFM: We can’t stop watching these hilarious ‘silent monks’ singing the Hallelujah Chorus, 2019. ~~~ Please imagine this in 3-D.Continue reading “Fractal Gift Boxes”