Sunday,  December 30, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 164 • 2 of 29 •  Other Editions

Let's do it all over again

• The fact we actually survived another year is a tribute to somebody's tenacity; I am not sure whose. I know the

The Lighter Side
Rev. James L. Snyder

only thing that got me through the year was the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and boy is she graciously tenacious. I was sure everything would collapse and of course, several times I collapsed in my easy chair.
• It is a New Year, or so they tell us but I have my suspicions. After this latest episode with the Mayan's calendar, I am not too sure what date it is or what year it is, for that matter. They certainly got everything wrong and I have my suspicions about the rest of it.
• How do we really know that January 1 is actually January 1? Moreover, how do

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