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Main Entry: con·science
Function: noun
Pronunciation: 'kän(t)-sh&n(t)s
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Latin conscientia, from con scient-, consciens, present participle of conscire to be conscious, be conscious of guilt, from com- + scire to know -- more at SCIENCE
1 a : the sense or consciousness of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good b : a faculty, power, or principle enjoining good acts c : the part of the superego in psychoanalysis that transmits commands and admonitions to the ego
2 archaic : CONSCIOUSNESS
3 : conformity to the dictates of conscience : CONSCIENTIOUSNESS
4 : sensitive regard for fairness or justice : SCRUPLE
- con·science·less /-l&s/ adjective
- in all conscience or in conscience : in all fairness

There's something out-of-whack when I wait this long to write an entry; so I look to conscience for a guide. Pretty thorough definition for 'conscience' from the dictionary - better than I expected.

On the DO YOU BELIEVE?message board, wars still blaze between the atheists and the 'Believers.' Lately the name calling has seemed to reach an even higher decibel level than earlier. I wonder if the approach of the Holidays induces unwanted anxiety in the combattants? Think I'll make sure I get in the mood for Christmas by rereading the Dickens ever-so-famous story featuring Scrouge.

Children seem to totally understand Christmas (and I suppose Hanukkah)

Main Entry: Ha·nuk·kah
Function: noun
Pronunciation: 'hä-n&-k&, '[k]ä-
Etymology: Hebrew ha nukkAh dedication
: an 8-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th of Kislev and commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem after its defilement by Antiochus of Syria

and often get as much if not more pleasure from giving as receiving. (Forgive me for knowing little or nothing about Hanakkah celebrations)