On this day in 1801, Thomas Jefferson is elected the 3rd President of the United States.  The transition from President Adams to President Jefferson was the first to practice the “peaceful transfer of power” from one political part to the next.  The entire election was fraught with contention, mudslinging, and vicious partisan attacks.  Jefferson was… Read More »

123123 was in a race to beat 070707.  070707 had already beaten 111111.  It is yet to be determined if 123123 won. Most are scratching their heads, trying to figure out what that means.  Let’s see if I can simplify it with a couple of /.  12/31/23 was in a race to beat 07/07/07 which… Read More »

Today’s devotional is kind of an unintentional “Part 2” to yesterdays.  It’s another devotional about love, and it’s about the guy whose name has been attached to the celebration. Valentine.  And we could say that he lost his head for love. Let’s go back to 270 A.D.  Emperor Claudius II rules Rome with an iron… Read More »

Do you remember the Geico commercial with a talking camel walking through an office, saying, “Guess what day it is?”  With glee, the camel proclaimed that it was hump day, the middle of the week.  Switching to Geico would make you happier than a camel on Wednesday.  I love that commercial. So, to borrow a… Read More »

The Inquisition is often thought of as just an event.  However, it was both an event and an office within the Roman Catholic Church.  The earliest evidence of this office comes from the 12th c. and Pope Lucius III.  The purpose of The Inquisition was to root out heresy and teachings that went contrary to… Read More »

The old Mother Goose nursery rhyme says: Little Jack Horner Sat in the corner, Eating his Christmas pie; He put in his thumb, And pulled out a plum, And said, “What a good boy am I!” The lyrics of the poem seem a bit ridiculous, don’t they?  What exactly was being talked about?  What is… Read More »

If you are looking for a birthday party to attend this afternoon, why not host one in honor of Thomas A. Edison.  While you’re at it, celebrate all inventors because today is National Inventors Day.  The date was chosen by President Ronald Reagan and inaugurated in 1983 to be celebrated on Edison’s birthdate. Necessity is… Read More »

Most who are reading this grew up with a name that is familiar to all:  Laura Ingalls Wilder.  I’m assuming that everyone knows she really existed and that Little House On The Prairie was an adaptation from her books.  Those books were a mixture of fact and fiction concerning the life of the Ingalls family.… Read More »

According to the 12th Amendment to the United States Constitution: “…The person having the greatest number of (Elector) votes for President, shall be the President, if such number be a majority of the whole number of Electors appointed; and if no person have such majority, then from the persons having the highest numbers not exceeding… Read More »

Today is National Kite Flying Day.  Why would anyone choose this day to fly a kite unless you live in a southern state or a warmer country?  Most of the United States is a frigid mess this time of year.  But one of the most important kite flying contests was held just a couple of… Read More »