Unstrange Phenomena by Ed Allison for December 23, 2024

I had a similar night on December 1987. It was after a heavy snowfall. No cars on the streets, everyone was inside, no TVs or radios or stereos. Total quiet.

Hello darkness, my old friend

I’ve come to talk with you again

Because a vision softly creeping

Left its seeds while I was sleeping

And the vision that was planted in my brain

Still remains

Within the sound of silence

-Simon & Garfunkel

My father said one Christmas during WWII the Germans and his group called a truce for a day to celebrate.