Category Archives: Holidays

Orlando Massacre: Pulse One = Stonewall too

Posted on June 12, 2016 by ann li-summers

By ann summers The framing of that meme of “the worst act of mass shooting in US history” comes not only as an “act of terror and an act of hate” but also raises some other peripheral issues in the early … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: WABI-SABI

Posted on December 25, 2015 by wordcloud9

by Nona Blyth Cloud Wabi–sabi (侘寂) represents a comprehensive Japanese world view or aesthetic centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.” Rust, asymmetric shapes, age … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: SNOWBLIND

Posted on December 4, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD It’s an irony that the things I like best about Christmas are traditions from places where Winter means snow and ice. The smell of pine warmed by glowing lights, carols full of cold Decembers, and hot … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: PECUNIARY

Posted on November 27, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Conspicuous consumption is a term introduced by the Norwegian-American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen in his book The Theory of the Leisure Class. The term refers to consumers who buy expensive items to display wealth and income … Continue reading →

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When It’s Your Turn To Cook The Bird

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Chuck Stanley

By Jim Foreman, Guest Blogger Jim Foreman tells me he wrote this twenty years ago for a women’s magazine. It has been republished, somewhere, every year since then. I suggested to him that it would be a shame to break … Continue reading →

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Word Cloud: APPARITION

Posted on October 23, 2015 by wordcloud9

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Samhain or Samhuin (SAH-win or SOW-in – rhymes with cow) was the first day of the new year in the ancient Celtic calendar, the beginning of the “darker half” of the year. Samhain is Irish Gaelic. … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Gene Howington

We at FFS would like to extend a Happy Valentine’s Day to our audience. True, it is as a modern holiday one largely made up by the greeting card industry, but that doesn’t alter the sentiment behind it: celebrating romantic … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2015 by Gene Howington

From all of us at FFS, I’d like to wish all of our posters and other readers a very Happy New Year.  May your 2015 be all that you hope, want, and need it to be and may we all … Continue reading →

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A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video for the Holiday Season: “Driving While Brown…and Furry”

Posted on December 28, 2014 by Elaine Magliaro

Posted by Elaine Magliaro I just came upon the following Mark Fiore video this morning. Although it’s a few days past Christmas, I thought some of you might appreciate viewing this holiday “seasonal” political cartoon brought to us by Truthdig. … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays From FFS!

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Gene Howington

On behalf of myself and all the author/editors here at Flowers for Socrates, we’d like to wish you all a Happy Holidays – no matter your holiday of choice – and thank you all for reading and participating in our … Continue reading →

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