Monthly Archives: December 2021

New Year’s Eve Muse

Posted on December 31, 2021 by terryshen

  Today is New Year’s eve, an holiday in the US as the New Year falls on a Saturday. People are busy getting ready for the new year. Streets are full of cars and stores full of shoppers. On the … Continue reading →

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Hangry – Life’s Moment

Posted on December 30, 2021 by terryshen

  With two days left in the year, many people are assessing or reminiscing what the year (2021) means to them. What were significant (to them?), memorable, or different. But to me, I take a different tact – I still … Continue reading →

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Introvert Love?

Posted on December 29, 2021 by terryshen

  The desriptors of “Introvert” and “Feeling” may appear strange bedfellows. But they are subjects near and dear to my heart. I have posted about them here & here, respectively. Surely, introverts have feelings like everybody else.  Only how the … Continue reading →

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Countdown to The New Year?

Posted on December 29, 2021 by terryshen

  The week between Christmas and New Year is traditionally a slow period in the US. People are taking off work, taking vacation. or just taking a break from the hustles and bustles before the new year’s arrival. And with … Continue reading →

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Omicron Gripe

Posted on December 27, 2021 by terryshen

. Omicron this,Oomicron that.  With only 4 days left in the year, the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus seems to be taking over our lives.  Anywhere you turn, the news of Omicron is on full display: in people’s conversations, on … Continue reading →

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Week In Review – 26 Dec 2021

Posted on December 26, 2021 by terryshen

In addition to the Christmas holiday, yesterday was also the 30th anniversary of the Soviet Union collapse. Yes 30 years ago (25 Dec 1991), President Gorbachev declared the USSR was split into Russia and fourteen other countries. Just a historical … Continue reading →

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Human Connection – A Christmas Reflection

Posted on December 25, 2021 by terryshen

  “No person is an island” is a saying that we all have heard. But it took the Covid-19 for me to sink in how important that really is.  Typically, on Saturday mornings, I would get up and head out … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve 2021

Posted on December 24, 2021 by terryshen

  Things  I did on the Eve of Christmas: Spending time with family and relatives, Eating, drinking, and catching up on the latest, All before the Santa climbing down the chimney, and the Omicron variant could rob me the holiday.  Merry … Continue reading →

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Holidays Again Under Covid-19

Posted on December 23, 2021 by terryshen

  “Joy to the world . …” just does not sound fitting with Christmas (a reminder from last year). The omicron variant (of the Coronavirus) is adding fuel to the fire and putting fear in people’s thoughts regarding holiday gathering. … Continue reading →

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Reblog: The value of emotional truth

Posted on December 23, 2021 by terryshen

  Logic, and by extension evidence, does not hold monopoly on the truth. Something could be logical and yet wrong as we have seen in our military leader’s decisions to bomb village including innocent civilians. When something feels wrong, chances … Continue reading →

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