Slipped disc WE’VE been reminiscing about the late singer Sydney Devine, who was hugely popular in Scotland, yet never took himself too seriously, and always enjoyed a joke at his own expense. Reader Stanley Milton says: “I remember it being said of Sydney that he didn’t release records, they escaped.” Calendar chaos THE Diary’s readers are usually sharp as tacks, specifically those tacks that find their way onto a bare foot when one is stumbling around in search of the bathroom at two in the morning. Unfortunately lockdown has mind-mushing properties which can affect even the most astute of our correspondents.
The annual antics of purveyors of political correctness being in full swing, we want to comment on the issue of Christmas versus. winter holidays with which school boards have been struggling.
In our experience, the argument that using the word Christmas is offensive to members of other religious persuasions is absolutely bogus.
We have never heard a Buddhist, Muslim, Hindu or Sikh complain about the observance of Christmas (or any other Christian celebration). Nor, we suspect, have any trustees.
In fact, many members of other faiths enter into the spirit of the Christmas season quite happily, giving gifts and otherwise celebrating along with their Christian friends and neighbours.
RICHMOND â We bent the rules and kept the rules. The family came for Christmas â in three different sections, for lunch, rather than a roast, and with a patio chair for each in the garage.
A tiny lighted tree stood on the trash can, and a quilt hid shelves of nails, soil moistener granules, hammers and bungees. But, the back wall was covered with hoses, pruners, bamboo rakes and a stack of firewood.
âReminds me of Cracker Barrel,â one commented, setting off a laughter safe among people masked, socially distant and a little bit cold from the wide-open door.
While two bright orange heaters made a couple of corners less chilly Wednesday, the small thermometer admitted it could not rise past 34. We warmed up on hot Bartlettâs cider enhanced with mulling spices from Harryâs Supermarket â about the only places we could manage to shop locally this year.
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Participants singing in Iban for Malaysia’s Largest Ever Catholic Virtual Choir.
NEVER would we have ever imagined that a global pandemic would bring people closer together by requiring them to stay apart for safety.
Christmas is here, but most Christians are still grappling with how to celebrate the season.
With Catholic mass suspended in some churches, and carolling and big family gatherings discouraged, many are adapting to the new normal using technology to come together while being apart.
Catholics at Home (CAH) Podcast recently premiered Malaysia’s Largest Ever Catholic Virtual Choir, bringing together more than 500 people from all over the country to perform a beautiful medley of O Come All Ye Faithful, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and Angels We Have Heard on High in six different languages, including Malaysian sign language.