by billyzh | Mar 20, 2012 | History, Holidays
I was looking at my calendar in preparation for the day’s schedule and noticed I had plugged in “New Moon”. I have cousins who are in the medical and fire fighting professions, so I had long heard stories about incidences that occur on a full moon....
by billyzh | Mar 12, 2012 | History, Holidays, Spirituality
Contrary to popular belief…Saint Patrick was not a Leprechaun who danced in clover. He was an actual son of wealthy British parents that lived over 1600 years ago. Here’s the scoop. When Patrick was only 16, some Irish raiders who attacked his family’s estate...
by billyzh | Dec 27, 2011 | History, Holidays
Happy Christmastide! For those of you into holiday trivia or history, the fun has just begun. Few realize in today’s culture, that the 12 Days of Christmas, actually began on Christmas Day. And day 12 arrives on January 5 — the day many of you recognize as...
by billyzh | Dec 8, 2011 | History, Holidays, Spirituality
This Sunday actually has a name. It’s called Gaudete Sunday. And a very big $3 prize for whoever got that word right. For those of you new to this blog, welcome. We’ve been taking a look at Advent (the season of anticiption) this month, with a few sidebars...
by billyzh | Dec 7, 2011 | History, Holidays, Politics
Location: America Date: December 7 Clue: the year was 1941… I was remembering the other day that back when I was in high school, I used to jog around my neighborhood in order to keep in shape. My route usually took me past this one particular house with an RV...
