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Do You See What I See?
"Today human relations are irregulars and seconds at the closing days of the warehouse sale of life."
From Social Amnesia by Russell Jacoby
"O little town of Bethlehem."
Traditional Christmas carol
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It was late in the afternoon the Saturday after Thanksgiving. My wife, Lisa, and I had established a temporary safe haven in our kitchen free from the usual chaos that comes with the presence of four joyfully rambunctious children. We'd somehow managed to wrest free a few minutes just to read the paper, enjoy a cup of coffee together, and chat. It was nice!
For reasons I did not fully understand at the time, when I read in our local paper that the Salvation Army was experiencing a dramatic shortage in volunteer bell ringers to man its familiar red kettles, I was so shocked I jumped up from the table and searched out the local number.
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Source: HighBeam Research, Do You See What I See?