Blogs1 - 10 of 48 recent posts for tag:"observances"
08
Feb
2012
Sometimes the law gets it wrong

3 days ago by Dave

Josh Powell killed his two young sons, Charles, 7 and Braden, 5 as well as himself in a henious and violent fashion immediately after the children were delivered to him by a social worker representing the courts who were protecting his parental rights. He delivered blows by hatchet to the necks of b ...

27
Jan
2012
February 2012 Holidays, Observances, and Awareness Dates: Plan Your Promotions!

15 days ago by Mandy Kilinskis

We did it! We’re coming up on the last official month of winter! Yes, we’ll still probably see snow in the Midwest until about mid-March, but that’s not important. What is important that it’s time to think about all the great days and weeks coming up in February 2012! It seems like there are two [.. ...

18
Jan
2012
They Have a Dream

24 days ago by Run DMT

The girls had Monday off from school, but I wanted it to be more than a long weekend. I feel it’s important to understand why we honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Every year, we observe the holiday by watching Dr. King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Then, we discuss it and follow it up with a wri ...

28
Dec
2011
“Old School”

45 days ago by Dave

The Pledge of Allegiance is a verbal affirmation of loyalty to the republic of the United States of America as well as the flag which represents our federal government. It was formally adopted on this day in 1942. We have had a few changes over the years, but none since that day I first started lear ...

25
Dec
2011
The History Of Cerebral Palsy

48 days ago by articles property of their respective authors

Cerebral palsy is a new name for a disorder that has affected children for millennia. Since cerebral palsy is caused by brain damage occurring before, during or after birth, it has most likely occurred throughout human evolution. Cerebral Palsy in the 1800′s The first medical descriptions of cerebra ...

16
Dec
2011
Jack Daniel’s Honey Whiskey

57 days ago by Rick

Just had Jack Daniel’s new Honey Whiskey at a Christmas party last night. I’m not really into whiskey in general, but I had to try really hard to limit myself to only two drinks. The honey added a very nice aroma and flavor to normal whiskey drinks. RickHamell2010

10
Dec
2011
A quick quote

63 days ago by Shane

Today I'm watching Masters of the Universe with Ash. Now I remember why I've only seen it once. Holy crap, is it bad. Ash, however, is pleased as punch. During a particularly bad battle scene he said to me, "I like when you're watching old movies and they play with laser guns. It gives the movie mor ...

07
Dec
2011
Pearl Harbor Day

66 days ago by Dave

It’s Pearl Harbor Day — the anniversary of ‘a date that will live in infamy’. It’s Pearl Harbor Day. This day a decade ago my daddy was laid to rest. I’ll be spending much of the day in quiet reflection lost in my work; but the unusual silence my cohorts encounter won’t be due to what they think … I ...

05
Dec
2011
The History Of Cerebral Palsy

68 days ago by articles property of their respective authors

Cerebral palsy is a new name for a disorder that has affected children for millennia. Since cerebral palsy is caused by brain damage occurring before, during or after birth, it has most likely occurred throughout human evolution. Cerebral Palsy in the 1800′s The first medical descriptions of cerebra ...

03
Dec
2011
More of My Work

70 days ago by KTC

It’s never too late for AIDs awareness, a friend just told me when I posted about how I’d finished this two days later than I’d liked. I crocheted this ribbon today while trying to learn how to do a foundation single crochet stitch. A Flanders Poppy. I crocheted this based on the Crochet Remembrance ...

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