Saturday, December 28, 2013

Friday, December 27, 2013

Countdown to 2014!

~ Cho-Cho San 'Butterfly' ~

Opera Babes
Rebecca Knight, Soprano
Karen England, Messo-Soprano

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Opera Babes, duet (2003)
- Un Bel Di (Puccini)

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

A Christmas Eve Message to Blog Visitors

Then said I, 'Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me, )
to do thy will, O God.'

-- Hebrews 10:7 (KJV)  cf. Psalm 40:7-8 (KJV)



24 December 2013
Christmas Eve

Dear L'envoi Blog Visitor:

Sweeping in on its "winged chariot", time is hurrying near on the ready to collect and seal away the year. Before that happens, we have the most anticipated event of the year and season to celebrate yet. Christmas!

Were it not God's everlasting love and grace for the redemption of a wretched world, a dark and dreary winter "always winter" would be, "never Christmas." Christ has come as a "light to lighten" the "people that sat in darkness" of despair. We now have seen this "great light"; Jesus Christ, the "Sun of Righteousness is risen with healing in his wings." He has come and triumphed over sin's morose darkness.

Surely, Jesus has brought light and life with the dawn of redeeming grace. A wonder of wonders; its depth reason cannot fathom. May Christmas Day, the joy before us, bring a gladder and brighter year to you.


L'



- a L'envoi iPad 3 post
Zaggfolio augmented

Christmas Eve 2013

A Hymn for this Christmas Eve 2013

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Renata Scotto, soprano (1981)
St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City
- Cantique de Noël (O Holy Night)

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Winter Solstice, 2013

Lat: 37.7° N
Current Conditions: 47.4°F/8°C, Clear

Astronomy:

December  21, 2013       Rise:        Set:
Actual Time            7:15 AM PST  4:49 PM PST
Civil Twilight         6:46 AM PST  5:18 PM PST
Nautical Twilight      6:13 AM PST  5:51 PM PST
Astronomical Twilight  5:41 AM PST  6:23 PM PST
Moon                   9:05 PM PST  9:48 AM PST

Waning Gibbous, 81% of the moon is illuminated

Length of Visible Light 10h 32m
Length of Day 9h 33m
Tomorrow will be 0m 2s longer

Saturday, December 14, 2013

Thursday, December 05, 2013

The Obamacare A-Team



Is it a wonder my health insurance premium has gone up? Think of the bananas these Washington critters have to consume daily while they are managing Obamacare. Sibelius, not the composer, should be in the crowd somewhere. She is the Kongette. See if you can spot her. You think these apes are on a slippery slope? Not. All I hear them saying is, "Tough banana, bud. We are exempted from Obamacare!"

Tuesday, December 03, 2013

Sunday, December 01, 2013