Tonight there will be a blue moon. The last time a blue moon appeared coast to coast on Halloween was 1944. Just in case you didn’t know, a Blue Moon is the second full moon to appear in the same month. It rarely happens, which is why we say that a rare event only occurs once in a Blue Moon. And it’s why Frank Sinatra celebrates the sudden appearance of a true love in this song.
After a few years in advertising, writing reams of persuasive prose, I finally realized my true calling, went back to graduate school, and became a teacher, first in a public high school, then as a docent at the Merchant’s House Museum in New York City. Now, retired from teaching out loud, I silently share my thoughts with anyone who wants to listen.
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