A bit of history most people do not know. This Proclamation was issued seven months before Thanksgiving Day was proclaimed. I’ve emphasized a portion which our pastor read the Sunday before Thanksgiving this year. —– March 30, 1863 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Whereas the Senate of the United [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Holidays'
A Proclamation appointing a National Fast Day
December 6th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Tags: Holidays · Politics · Reading
Give One, Get One
September 25th, 2007 · Comments Off
In the hopes of jumpstarting their campaign, One Laptop Per Child will let donors pay $399 to purchase a laptop for a child and get one themselves as well, starting Nov 12. The donated portion is still tax-deductible. I find myself curiously attracted to this offer. Of course, I’m mostly curious to try out the laptop myself. [...]
Tags: Computer · Holidays · In the News
Odd week
July 7th, 2007 · Comments Off
What a strange week. Having Wednesday off was nice, but my brain wasn’t sure what day it was on Thursday. It felt like it was still Wednesday, like everything that happened on the 4th was in a fold of the space-time contiuum. I got the vast majority of my wardrobe shopping (for the new job) [...]
Tags: Day Job · Holidays · Shopping
Fun fun fun
May 26th, 2007 · Comments Off
Today is pamper Heidi day. I went to an eye doctor this morning, only to discover that they don’t take the state vision insurance plan. Oh well. I’m at Panera now, looking up providers covered. Looks like that eye doctor is an anomaly, because there sure are a lot of other doctors listed. So after [...]
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