Dec 30 2006
The months of December and January (mid Dec to mid Jan, actually) are of utmost importance to people who perform the Dhanurmaasam vratham - esp. Vaishnavas. The Dhanurmaasam vratham is done as prescribed by Andal aka Goda Devi. Read more about Andal here. Andal/Goda Devi has written 30 songs/poems which popularly go by the name “Tiruppavai”. [...]
Dec 26 2006
Dear Readers, Wishing you and yours a very merry Christmas and Happy Holidays !!! Hope you had loads of fun. We are settled in the new apartment and hopefully I will be more regular with my posts. This year we got a Christmas tree – an artificial one to start with. It was great waking [...]
Dec 01 2006
From the Washington Post. L.A. Archdiocese Settles 45 Abuse Cases By GILLIAN FLACCUS The Associated Press Friday, December 1, 2006; 12:24 PM LOS ANGELES — The nation’s largest Roman Catholic archdiocese said Friday it has agreed to pay $60 million to settle 45 lawsuits alleging sex abuse by priests. The deal is the most significant [...]
