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Special Events

Blood Drive: Jan. 24, noon-6 p.m. at Kaiser Permanente, 275 Hospital Parkway, San Jose. Jan. 30, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. at Kaiser Permanente, 710 Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara. Jan. 31, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara. 800.733.2767 or www.redcrossblood.org .

Living Christmas Tree Drop Off: Donate your living Christmas tree to the Our City Forest nursery. Healthy living Christmas trees will be accepted at the nursery on Jan. 21, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Our City Forest Nursery, 1000 Spring St., San Jose. www.ourcityforest.org .

South Bay Art of Home Show: Jan. 20-22. $8 general admission/$5 in advance online/$5 seniors (65+)/children 12 and under are free/active military in uniform or per valid ID will receive one free admission. Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Pkwy., Santa Clara. 408.236.2000, ext. 101 or www.southbayhomeshow.com .

Leigh High School Winter Showcase: "Take It From the Top: Romance, Renaissance, and Rage" is a showcase of advanced drama's best 10-minute plays and stand-up comedy routines of the semester. Jan. 20-21, 7 p.m. Tickets (pay what you can) are available at the door. Leigh High School, 5210 Leigh Ave., San Jose. 408.626.3405.

Source: San Jose Mercury News

by Brand New W

On top of my soul-sucking day job, there's also the Crazy Coworker. I visited him on Monday to catch up. He told me about his New Year's Eve and how much he hates countdowns and that he usually leaves to have a smoke when everyone is ringing in the new year. He then proceeded to count down in a nasally voice, "Ten... nine... eight..." And then he pointed he out that the calendar in question was in fact, a Jewish calendar. So I guess he actually did... Anyway, he went on to say that the Jewish calendar starts/ends in September, so what the hell is he going to do for the rest of the year? So he was forced to go buy a second calendar because he didn't want to get sucked into the Jewish cycle and have to buy a calendar every September at FULL PRICE. He told me about how his monitor died and that he put in an IT Request to the help desk and did not get any help for 2 weeks....

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by Hear ye and give ear

"And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Ahasuerus, with words of peace and truth, to confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed, according as Mordecai the Jew and Esther the queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for their seed, the matters of the fastings and their cry. And the decree of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim; and it was written in the book." Esther 9:30-32

Source: March 2012 ~ Purim, a time of joy & gladness for God's people: THE ...