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The Facebook Time Machine
I posted an article earlier today about Wintertime vs. Winter Time. Not long afterward I discovered a site via Scoop.it that fits the topic of time perfectly. Facebook will celebrate its 10th birthday...
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A Sailor’s Dying Wish
By Jennie HaskampAfter signing my Pop, EM2 Bud Cloud (circa Pearl Harbor) up for hospice care, the consolation prize I’d given him (for agreeing it was OK to die) was a trip to “visit the Navy in San...
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February is...
With February comes the time when love is in the air...love of family, home, friends, pets and of course, better half! It doesn't stop there either. What about the love of books? Yeah! Love of reading...
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Today is...
Starting today you will be enlightened on what is possibly being celebrated on a particular day. You can decide how you want to celebrate if that is indeed your forte. Oh, my, will you be surprised of...
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Hollywood Founded on Christian Principles?
This Day in History: February 1, 1887The origins of Hollywood can be seen as ironic as Hollywood is now synonymous with sin and entertainment.Source: en.wikipedia.orgThe visions of Hollywood today...
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Eve of Br'er Groundhog 2014
Meet Br'er Groundhog...Here we are on the eve of one of America's quirkiest holidays, Groundhog Day. Groundhog? Why on earth would anyone celebrate a groundhog, let alone name a day after a rodent?...
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Welcome home, Daddy!
This is the most beautiful video you will ever see... Â Â We should all be humbled when our service men and women come home. The tears that are shed are indeed tears of joy as they receive warm hugs and...
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Br'er Groundhog Day 2014
Are you ready...ready to receive enlightening news of an early spring? Of course, that is what you want to see and hear but the tables could turn the opposite direction sending a message that the worst...
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Best Superbowl Commercials?
With today being Superbowl Sunday, what better way to start than reflecting on the past and previewing today's upcoming Superbowl Commercials. There is so much emotion involved on this day both on and...
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Partying in the Parking Lot
Image: AP Photo/Rick Osentoski/Associated PressAlong with Superbowl Sunday comes time to partey! Parteeey! PARTEEEY! Gatherings will be occurring in homes, backyards (many of which are already...
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And the music goes on...American Pie
This Day in History: February 3, 1959Â Klll Radio, Lubbock, Texas (February 3, 1959: Newscast About The Plane Crash)"The Day the Music Died" What a fitting phrase to such an American tragedy. Yet, in...
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Superbowl History
This Day in History: February 3, 2008Today's day in history is somewhat reflective of the final results yesterday in the Superbowl XLVIII...not so much the score but the winner. The game of February 3,...
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Something to Celebrate
February 3rd is . . . Carrot Cake Day Enjoy a slice from your local bakery in honor of Carrot Cake Day!OOPS! Almost missed this one. Who says you can't celebrate a day late? Like a belated birthday,...
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Something's up!
February 4th is . . . Homemade Soup DayWhen better to enjoy a delicious bowl of soup than Homemade Soup Day?A bit of soup nostalgia . . . The origins of Homemade Soup Day are lost in time but you don’t...
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George Washington: First U.S. President
This Day in History: February 4, 1789Before looking at this day in history, February 4, 1789, it will behoove us to step back to January 7, 1789 to fully understand the significance of the two dates....
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Double Chocolate's Cookin'!
Many things are happening on this day in February and two of them tempt the pallet so chocolatey!February 5th is . . .Chocolate Fondue DayEnjoy chocolate fondue by candlelight!For many 'one day,...
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Seeking a Better Life
This Day in History: February 5, 1917America...a melting pot, the world's gathering place, a nation of immigrants. If each American were to trace his or her ancestry, there would probably be few who...
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USO 73rd Birthday
This Day in History: February 4, 1941History can be acknowledged and celebrated on any given day. What is most important is for events to be remembered, not forgotten. Yesterday marks a memorable...
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USO: More Than Entertainment
Today in History: February 5, 2014Yesterday, February 4, was the USO's 73rd birthday. There is a lot of history behind the creation and continuation of the USO. Its "camp shows" officially launched on...
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Not just any fish story!
This Day in History: February 6, 1788Â Massachusetts, "Bay State,""Old Colony State,""Codfish State"A portion of the north-central Pioneer Valley in SunderlandMassachusetts early settlers were...
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