mutʿah (aka: nikah) – As practiced in Twelver Shia Islam (aka: Ithna Ashariyya), a temporary marriage that is contracted for a limited or fixed period and involves the payment of money to the female partner.
Note that Iran is the only Muslim Caliphate to have Twelver Shiism as its official religion.
(And, continue reading the entire post to find out why this might be cause for dismay.)
As the title says, “Happy New Year!” to everyone, and especially to all Americans who will reap even more benefits from the second year of President Trump’s second term as leader of the United States and Commander-in-Chief of her military.
(click here to see the original 1919 US poster)
(Astute readers will recognize I used this same image back in 2025, but also that the message is still relevant today: Stay tuned for even more American Greatness in 2026…unless you live in New York City)
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I’ve been looking forward to attending this event all year…
Thanks for Reading! (and a Happy New Year to one and all!)
The holidays are a time for giving, including greetings of the Season, and even some politicians find the time to give greetings of their own.
There’s the Biden Family sharing their holiday portrait, with Joe Biden hiding in the background and his notorious son Hunter looking defiant, Barack Obama and his partner respectively looking fit and smug, and President Trump’s greeting on social media delivered in the only language Liberals wishing and working for his total destruction can understand while the President’s official White House greeting is the epitome of style, class, and the true meaning of Christmas.
But perhaps the best Christmas greeting of 2025 has to be Louisiana’s Republican Senator and Master of the Metaphor John Kennedy:
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Thanks for Reading! (…and Merry Christmas!)
(Vintage Christmas card, source & date unknown)
Seasons Greetings and a happy, healthy, and Merry Christmas to one and all, with best wishes for the New Year!
Thanks for Reading!
When I was a young boy I liked Winter: Sledding down steep, forested slopes in my Flexible Flyer wooden sled whose sharpened steel runners could cut through you faster than a Ginsu Knife, using the huge piles of snow created by snowplows and shoveled-out driveways to carve out a snow cave which could collapse on you at any second, and snowball fights which were all fun until someone put a chunk of ice into a snowball which then struck you in the head. And doing it all in sub-freezing temperatures while dressed in more layers than a shoplifter at a clothing store, with the best part walking back into the house looking like Frosty the Snowman and Mom waiting with a cup of hot chocolate.
While the kid in me occasionally longs for the halcyon days I’m mature and wise enough to recognize the huge risk of serious bodily harm in attempting to recapture my youth. Besides, the chance of a White Christmas this year where I live is nearly non-existent.
However, I’m still young enough to create my Christmas List, so as the Christmas Season approaches (that’s right, readers: “Christmas“, not “Holiday”, or “Winter Celebration”, or “Chrismahanukwanzakah“) here’s a list of gifts I’d return, re-gift, or donate to charity if given I’m considering for my closest relatives and friends, because Holidays are a Time for Giving!
As always, Holiday readers, there’s no need to thank me if this helps reduce your shopping stress while you take the more money you now have to buy more stuff this Holiday Season.
A very Merry Christmas to You and Yours! Click below to…
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