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HAPPY PI DAY
from 2025 in ( culture / humor / holidays )

Of course, in Europe, Pi Day is 31-Apr, which never comes, so it's not such a big deal. Pi Day PiDay.org Wikipedia Pi Day Reminds me of a meme I saw where Trump was signing an executive order to Make February Great Again by adding three more days to the month. ... read more

WHEN IS ARBOR DAY?
from 2022 in ( culture / holidays / environment / trees )

Yes, I know today (6/19/2022) is both Father's Day and Juneteenth, but I wanted to know when Arbor Day was. You know, add it to my calendar. Welp, as it turns out, that's not such a simple question. Here's the response I got when I asked the good people at ArborDay.org: I think on a website devoted to any particular holiday, first and ... read more

WHAT IS SATURNALIA?
from 2018 in ( culture / holidays / christmas )

At no time in the history of the early Christian church was it ever thought that the birth of Christ took place on 25 December. In fact, Jesus' birthday was not celebrated at all until the mid-4th century. Oh, and the lighting of candles during Christmas Eve services? Another Roman tradition, celebrating Sol Invictus. The 12th century Syrian b... read more

FATHER'S DAY
from 2013 in ( family / holmes / holidays )

I'm just writing this post to get something new on the blog other than that free ad for Windows 7. :)We drove up to be with my wife's side of the family today for Father's Day. An extra special treat upon returning home was to discover that our 8-year-old, Elizabeth, had decided to trim her hair -- to give herself bangs -- on the driv... read more

CINCO DE MAYO
from 2013 in ( culture / food / restaurants / holidays )

It was Cinco De Mayo, so we tried Moe's Southwest Grill. After ten minutes with very little movement (the line was so long), we left. Next we tried Las Palmas, a very good local chain. Same problem there. We didn't even bother standing in line. Now we're at Taco Bell. No lines! ... and apparently, no service, either. After placing our o... read more

IN HONOR OF LABOR DAY
from 2013 in ( life / money / employment / holidays )

Barbara Glanz, an author, speaker and expert on employee motivation and performance, has a book that you may want to check out, Handle with CARE: Motivating and Retaining Employees. It's full of creative, low-cost ways to raise morale, increase commitment and reduce turnover. The CARE approach stands for C creative communication; A atmospher... read more

THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY
from 2013 in ( culture / holidays / christmas )

This is the Christmas story as told through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google, Wikipedia, Google Maps, GMail, Foursquare, Amazon... ad infinitum. See YouTube -- THE DIGITAL STORY OF THE NATIVITY.And, for a miniseries on the subject, go to: The Bible: The Epic Miniseries... read more

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
from 2012 in ( family / holmes / elizabeth / holidays )

My daughter just made my day. Here's her card to me.... read more

HAPPY NEW YEAR
from 2011 in ( culture / holidays )

New Year Countdown Singapore, New Year Celebrations Kick Off Worldwide.... read more

HAPPY GROUNDHOG'S DAY
from 2010 in ( culture / holidays / employment )

It's been almost five months now since I was laid off. It doesn't seem that long, actually. What've I been doing since then? Collecting unemployment checks and doing freelance consulting, helping people with their computer problems and questions. Check out computersavior.com for info on the latter. I'm also trying to make money thro... read more

CHRISTMAS (2008)
from 2009 in ( culture / holidays / christmas )

It took five months, but here it is:Christmas 2008... read more

OUR FIRST OUTSIDE CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, EVER
from 2008 in ( culture / holidays / christmas )

That's it. No story. Here's the link: Our first outside Christmas lights... read more

HAPPY HALLOWEEN
from 2008 in ( culture / holidays / halloween )

Or, as they piously call it around here, Fall Festival, because Halloween is the work of Satan, you know. :)We just returned from trick-or-treating, which Elizabeth absolutely loved. She kept saying, Halloween is so much fun! And now we're all recovering from the hike around the neighborhood. Well, that plus our activities earlier today. Fo... read more

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