Day 305 -- a Saintly Day

November 1 -- where has the time gone?  It seems as if it were just September -- this may be due to the academic term being so full, but I suspect others find it difficult to realize that a new month has arrived already. Overnight tonight, Daylight Savings time ends. While I feel that time change may not be as useful as it once was (for farmers before electricity and mechanized farming as we now know it), fall is easier to manage than spring for me. Getting an extra hour of sleep on the weekend is a dream <smile>. Adjusting to getting to sleep will be challenging for the coming week particularly if one watches evening news or an evening drama. It does all work itself out, but not without mental and physiological effects.

Today is also All Saints Day in some Christian denominations. It is also the Celtic festival of the dead -- Samhain, and in Mexico, Dia de los muertos (Day of the Dead). There have been religious festivals around this time of year for centuries and across belief systems, all dealing with remembering those who have died. I find this commonality or convergence of celebrations quite interesting -- similar, yet each unique.

The selection for today seemed to fit with the theme of All Saints Day.  This version of a traditional spiritual is one of many done in a secular format. This particular version is unique in many ways dealing with musicians and composers. It is great to watch the two singers having fun with this one. Enjoy!

When the Saints Go Marching In -- Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong (from movie The Five Pennies)