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The Winter Solstice
TwoSides2aCoin
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The days start getting longer after today, but it's the shortest day of the year. On this day in 1999 (the last one of the old millennium) my father passed away. Little did I know then, it would bring me back to coins, and 15 years later if you told me that would land me in a coin shop. 
I would say, "it's going to be a long night".
Post a coin that brings a little good cheer. Like my dear old dad used to do.
Not coin
related ?
I would say, "it's going to be a long night". Post a coin that brings a little good cheer. Like my dear old dad used to do.
Not coin
related ?
Practice makes perfect & nobody is perfect. So, practice being nobody and be perfect !
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I share this one that I got from you my friend, in honor of your father.
We were blessed to have great parents.
Mine passed away on July 6, 1996..
This is what I meant to post.
Here's to Dad's...!
Currently Listed: Nothing
Take Care, Dave
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<< <i>This is an old neolithic site about 30 minutes from my house in Ireland. The winter solstace sunlight shines through a passageway and illuminates three stones, birth, death and rebirth. People enter a lottery to camp on today in the monument. Sunrise 9am, sunset 4pm...short days this far north. 5000 years old, 3500 older than the pyrimids.
I WAS JUST THERE 2 WEEKS AGO! You could've showed me your awesome gold collection! Opportunity missed.
Also, our tour guide for Newgrange was the angriest woman. She was rude to everyone. Ruined the experience(no pun intended).
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<< <i>This is an old neolithic site about 30 minutes from my house in Ireland. The winter solstace sunlight shines through a passageway and illuminates three stones, birth, death and rebirth. People enter a lottery to camp on today in the monument. Sunrise 9am, sunset 4pm...short days this far north. 5000 years old, 3500 older than the pyrimids.
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Great share.
The December solstice occurs when the center of the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, which is 23 degrees 26 minutes (approximately) south of the equator.
It marks the beginning of winter in the northern hemisphere. Meanwhile those in the southern hemisphere are enjoying summer.
After the December solstice the days grow progressively longer in the northern hemisphere until the June solstice when the situation is reversed and the days begin to shorten.
a.k.a "The BUFFINATOR"
But the countdown to being light until after 10PM has started.
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<< <i>This is an old neolithic site about 30 minutes from my house in Ireland. The winter solstace sunlight shines through a passageway and illuminates three stones, birth, death and rebirth. People enter a lottery to camp on today in the monument. Sunrise 9am, sunset 4pm...short days this far north. 5000 years old, 3500 older than the pyrimids.
I WAS JUST THERE 2 WEEKS AGO! You could've showed me your awesome gold collection! Opportunity missed.
Also, our tour guide for Newgrange was the angriest woman. She was rude to everyone. Ruined the experience(no pun intended). >>
All the gold is back in the US but I would have taken you out for a pint at the local pub!
Latin American Collection
<< <i>This is an old neolithic site about 30 minutes from my house in Ireland. The winter solstace sunlight shines through a passageway and illuminates three stones, birth, death and rebirth. People enter a lottery to camp on today in the monument. Sunrise 9am, sunset 4pm...short days this far north. 5000 years old, 3500 older than the pyramids.
That's fantastic!!
Practice makes perfect & nobody is perfect. So, practice being nobody and be perfect !
Days start getting longer sooner but only for us in the northern hemisphere.
<< <i>The days start getting longer after today, but it's the shortest day of the year. >>
You are wrong. March 8, 2015 will be the shortest day---23 hours long to be exact. We turn our clocks ahead one hour at 2:00 am to start daylight savings time.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
Very cool post but the math bothered me, as it would date the pyramids to 500 A.D.--it's actually about 600 years older than the pyramids, not nitpicking, just compulsive--what a fantastic site in any case!
<< <i>>>5000 years old, 3500 older than the pyramids.<<
Very cool post but the math bothered me, as it would date the pyramids to 500 A.D.--it's actually about 600 years older than the pyramids, not nitpicking, just compulsive--what a fantastic site in any case! >>
Of course you are correct. It is +5000 years old, 3200 bc, older than the pyramids.
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it hit me ruff when my dad passed
being a jr i can't sign a thing without his remembrance hitting me
my son too as we figured one of us 3 would get this name right...
here's a coin surely to bring great cheer...by me
just waiting for tha grade to celebrate
Even the worst things can have silver linings. Sorry for your loss.
ttt for phantom post.