Hilary's Desk

Those who know us well, know our views on Christmas.  And it's that time of year again.  But it comes with mixed blessings, for though we're annually aghast at the "waste" surrounding rituals adhered to by people who don't usually believe in the "reason" for the season, (and therefore it puzzles us as to what they actually get out of it...) the silly season does come with one advantag...

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By Peter Butler.  This morning in the junk mail, was an advertisement for a book called "The Shakey Isles", in which it says that only one out of nine people in this country is disaster-ready.  Earthquakes aren't the only disaster for which we need to be ready.  Constantly in our lives, we come across people who have endured events where were the last things they ever thought wou...

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