Post Views: 2,940 If Clement Clark Moore is primarily responsible for our literary description of Santa Claus with his poem T’was The Night Before Christmas. Thomas Nast is responsible for […]
Post Views: 4,749 Traditional Christmas characters here in the United States are typically friendly. Think of the many incarnations of St. Nicholas. Iceland on the other hand is home to […]
Post Views: 5,388 As a child growing up in the 1980’s, I was never shielded from the rampant consumerism this decade is well known for. The xmas holidays always conjure the […]
Post Views: 4,354 Ah, August, Sextilis how boring you are. Here in Tennessee its pretty damned hot in August and with humidity often reaching 100% for weeks at a […]
Post Views: 3,740 Fall Geekery is upon us. I have not had much of a penchant for blogging lately but in October the winds change and the temperature drops and […]
Post Views: 4,052 The pledge of allegiance was written by the socialist minister and magazine editor Francis Bellamy in 1892 for a nationwide public school celebration of the 400th anniversary of […]
Post Views: 3,954 Well, it’s my birthday on November the 13th. When my birthday rolls around, I always find myself looking to the past. Since I was born in 1973. […]
Post Views: 3,342 I recently found out that in many areas of the United States, Europe and Canada, October the 30th is observed as an evening to take a degree […]
Post Views: 4,114 The scarecrow is a fascinating piece of Halloween cornucopia that just does not get the attention it deserves in my opinion. Some of the best scary stories […]
Post Views: 3,276 September, in Old England, was called Haervest-monath (Harvest Month). Michaelmas, on the 29th is an ancient Celtic “Quarter Day” which marked the end of the harvesting season and […]