What do you do for a living?  I’m a snuffer-outer and a knocker-upper.  If you were an elderly man or a pregnant woman, this is a job you might have had during the early-to-mid 20th century if you lived in the Netherlands, Britain, Ireland, and some other countries.   Sometimes, police officers would do this job… Read More »

Senator Timothy Pickering of Massachusetts had the auspicious dishonor of being the first Senator in United States history to experience censuring.  It all happened on yesterday’s date, January 2nd, 1811.  Pickering had violated the law by publicly revealing secret documents presented by President James Madison.  “In an effort to prove President James Madison had acted… Read More »

We know what TGIF means – Thank God It’s Friday.  We rejoice that the weekend has arrived, this is the last day of the work week, and we get a couple of days to rest, relax, catch up on projects, and worship together on Sunday.  However, yesterday was officially TGIM – Thank God It’s Monday,… Read More »

Emancipate, verb; eman·​ci·​pate; i-ˈman(t)-sə-ˌpāt;  1:  to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; especially : to free from bondage … 3: to free from any controlling influence.1 The start of every year is Emancipation Day, the day in 1863 when President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.  “Emancipation would redefine the Civil War,… Read More »