Saint Louis Arch at Night

We ventured out to the riverfront and the Arch at about 11pm one night. I had never seen the arch or the Mississippi River at night, and we were awarded with a brilliant, yellow full moon. The little point-and-shoot Canon that I carried failed miserably in trying to capture the rich colors of the night, yet, there is something slightly magical in the blurry images. It makes me feel like we're in the midst of fairyland and are about to turn back into pumpkins at the stroke of midnight.

Our brightest moment

During the weather segment, the meteorologist announces that tonight's moon is the brightest moon all year. It is the roundest, the fullest, arguably the most perfect moon out of the 365 nights of the year 2007. Even though it's only October 26th and we have November days and December days remaining in the year, we can say rather definitively that tonight's moon is the best (relative term?) of the bunch. If we hung all 365 moons in a gallery and had to rate them from best to worst, would tonight's moon win? Would it be the finest, primo? Can we already dismiss with some certainty the moon which will make its appearance on Nov. 30th? Can we already say that all other moons will pale in comparison to this night's moon?

Could we say the same for each moment in life? Could we say that this moment, when the fires in southern California are ravaging the lands and lives of Californians, could we say this is our finest, brightest moment?

Trang ram suot nam

Dem nay, trang tron nhat va dep nhat suot nam. Nghe Ong weatherman noi nhu vay, khien minh thac mac: lam sao biet duoc Ong Trang chi dep mot khoanh khac nao do trong dem nay, nhung se khong dep nhu vay ngay mai, ngay mot, hoac tuan toi? Chi dep trong chocc lat. Trang ram dem nay dep nhat, dep hon 364 ngay kia cua nam 2007. Du van con 2 thang nua nam 2007 moi het, nhung voi technology thoi nay, chung ta co the biet rang mat trang da reach the pinnacle, the utmost beauty, chinh dem nay. Sau khi full moon, theo moon phases, thi no tro thanh new moon, bat dau lai lunar cycle.

Trong cuoc doi, minh se khong biet duoc dem nay, hom nay, hoac ngay mai la giay phut tuyet hao, la perfect nhat -- minh khong co cach nao biet duoc tuong lai se ra sao. Minh chi co the mong rang ngay mai se la ram, ngay mai co full moon, ngay mai la tuyet voi, ngay mai la hoang hao...