Salutations of the Season (Wooooooo!!!)

I realize now that void of the holiday that should take place inbetween Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox (alas: Candlemas, St.Brigid's Day and Imbolg are celebrated by very few) has been filled by Superbowl Sunday.

It used to be that you could opt out of Christmas by simply not being a Christian (the retail industry has made short work of that excuse). It is inappropriate to chastise someone because of their religion. But those of us who do not celebrate the Superbowl--we are cultural infidels--our lack of Patriots garb is suspicious. Because it is a non-religious event, we can all rally around it--the news media can celebrate it with fervor that makes a coronation look demure. If you aren't interested in sports--what the hell is your problem?! It brings to mind, as usual, words from a song:

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I've written the very beginning pages and the last page of the next Urban Nature Walk zine. Now I just have to work on the middle. Here's a look at the ending:

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