I think our rulers have not completed highjacked Christmas from us. When we make it our celebration, it becomes an act of rebellion. Here’s my Christmas message for 2016.

http://rayfoy.com/rays-journal/a-christmas-rebellion

I believe that much of literature, whether fiction or not, is a recounting of what we do and what we learn. My second hiking excursion was enlightening to me and I wrote a journal entry about it.

http://rayfoy.com/rays-journal/the-mountain-bike-trail

I have reread HG Wells' "War of the Worlds" and was struck by its application to our times. See my journal entry:

I took a trip to Myrtle Beach last week. It was a fun road trip but I can't do such things without deeper thoughts. Even "fun" these days is qualified. See my journal entry:

Thursday (Apr 2) was World Autism Awareness Day. My wife and I volunteered to help at an event put on by a local school that helps autistic children and adults. This is a worthy cause made up of people fighting a horrible symptom of a scourge visited on us daily. See my journal entry: