Posted in triplicate (a Trilogy ) around these # ALTACITIES  is the following # SocialCurrentSee archive that is a fitting precursor to archived content on our FLIPBOARD magazines and the allied post on our NEXTDOOR Trilogy message board: Basically, there are two reasons why I identify with the story in the video clip below.    1) We live in a the TGI 55+ common interest development (aka HOA) in Southern California. Here, among the 1317 homes, are many residents who are living out their senior years without the presence of a spouse they had loved for decades.  2) A growing number of my professional colleagues, family members, and friends have suffered this kind of separation in life. Of course, Dee Dee and I are most thankful we are still together as a couple (now nearly 45 years) and have survived many challenges to our longevity both in life and in matrimony. Notable in this regard has been our ten-year survivorship with a cancer episode that began...

Of course, it is the week before Christmas and rather than focus on the routine and horrible news of our time (like the trouble in the Middle East, the region where Christ was born and lived), I am choosing to clip and flip some of the content from the 'social current see' that relates to the true story of Christmas.  Most of us who follow social media have ample opportunity to read, like, share and archive similar content. According to this SOURCE , The Christmas Story of the Birth of Jesus  ( paraphrased from the Bible ), the Christmas story gives a biblical account of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus Christ . The Christmas story is paraphrased from the New Testament books of Matthew and Luke in the Bible. [ View the story "Christmas: The Story" on Storify ] Flip②▶ STORIFY ♥ FLIPBOARD ★ BLOGGER ▲ INsync ® ★ SUBSCRIBE ☆Search ALTACITIES ▶ Post by Michael Foxworth . Post by Michael Foxworth . Post by Guidepost...