“Little green men” in the UFOs. From the Pope to the Flintstones, they’re everywhere in the popular imagination. Yet they’re seldom actually reported by people who experience close encounters of the third kind, or the fourth. (See my last post, though, for a qualification of this.) Where do they … [Read more...]
The Qur’an and the Cherry-Tree Carol – A Christmas Story
It's called "The Cherry-Tree Carol," and I'm sure you've heard a version at one time or another. Joan Baez did one. There's also a rendition--exceptionally eerie and haunting--by Judy Collins. I doubt if any two vocalists sing it with quite the same words. It's a traditional song, which means … [Read more...]
