News — Yule
Merry Yuletime!
We have just crossed the December, 2016 Solstice, and are now officially in the winter season. Today is the first day that daylight increases, but only by a meager couple minutes. Each day from now until the summer solstice, when then northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun, daylight will increase until at long last the days are long, the nights short, and the weather warm and joyous. Then, the cycle will repeat in its march towards eternity. Today is dark and gloomy, a perfect time for writing and reflecting on life and new beginnings. This Yule, I've been considering what it means to be alive,...