Post Views: 140 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 […]
United States
Post Views: 1,307 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 […]
Yule Cat Jólakötturin
1 Post Views: 1,643 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 […]
Hills is where the toys were
Post Views: 969 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 […]
Sextilis an Unloved Month
Post Views: 670 I love dogs. I have a dog I rescued from a shelter as a 2 month old. I have done my best to love and care for […]
Cropping and Docking : Dog Mutilations Need to Stop
Post Views: 770 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 […]
Well, It is October the first.
Post Views: 809 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 […]
Pledge to Know the Facts
Post Views: 959 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. […]
1973 a Year in Review, The year I was born
Post Views: 554 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 […]
No Mischief Night Here
Post Views: 936 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 […]
Rustle Scare Crow
Post Views: 517 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 […]
September, Formerly the 7th Month in the Year
1 Post Views: 565 Well for those of you that live in a cave or that just returned from your years long trip to and from Mars, the United States […]