Gunpowder Day - Today is Gunpowder Day! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
In 1603, King James I took the throne in England. An avid Protestant, he began persecuting Catholics. He forbid Catholics from practicing their religion ,and punished Catholics who did not convert to the Protestant church.
The Gunpowder Conspirators were a group of Catholics who sought to take action against the king. They plotted to blow up the British Houses of Parliament. They planned to do so, when the king and his supporters were in the buildings.
Their plot was uncovered on November 5, 1605. Thirty six barrels of gunpowder were found in the basement of Parliament. Guy Fawkes, the leader of the conspiracy, was arrested and tortured until he confessed. He was arrested just as he was about to ignite the gunpowder.
How do people in England celebrate Gunpowder Day? They do so, with fireworks and bonfires.
Wednesday, November 05, 2014
Gunpowder Day, In the News, and Enjoy
Thursday, March 20, 2014
First Day of Spring, In the News, and Enjoy
Spring - Today is the first day of Spring - The Vernal Equinox! In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Ah, spring! This season brings increasing daylight, warming temperatures, and the rebirth of flora and fauna.
The word equinox is derived from the Latin words meaning "equal night." Days and nights are approximately equal everywhere and the Sun rises and sets due east and west.
At the equinoxes, the tilt of Earth relative to the Sun is zero, which means that Earth's axis neither points toward nor away from the Sun. (However, the tilt of Earth relative to its plane of orbit, called the ecliptic plane, is always about 23.5 degrees.)
Monday, March 17, 2014
Saint Patrick's Day, In the News, and Enjoy
Saint Patrick's Day - Today is Saint Patrick's Day or the Feast of Saint Patrick (Irish: Lá Fhéile Pádraig, "the Day of the Festival of Patrick"). In the News - They walk among us! Breakfast - Laura and I had planned to go to a restaurant for brunch following service at Harvest Christian Center Laura decided, however, to produce brunch at our home. She made a delicious meal of thick-sliced applewood bacon, crispy oven fries, fried eggs, and mimosa. Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Saint Patrick's Day is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated annually on 17 March, the death date of the most commonly-recognised patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick (c. AD 385–461).
Saint Patrick's Day is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Newfoundland, Labrador, and Montserrat. It is also widely celebrated by the Irish diaspora around the world; especially in Britain, Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and New Zealand.
We then settled into comfortable chairs and enjoyed a movie marathon.
Friday, March 14, 2014
National Potato Chip Day, Gravity, In the News, and Enjoy
National Potato Chip Day - Today is National Potato Chip Day! National Potato Chip Day celebrates the ever-popular potato chip. Gravity - Laura and I watched Gravity last evening. In the News - They walk among us! Enjoy - Relax and enjoy these images and videos!
Potato Chips are America's most popular snack food.
But its not just a snack food. It is the potato of choice for many lunch and dinner meals.
Plain potato chips are by far the most popular. Other popular flavors are barbecue, sour cream & onion, oil & vinegar, and ranch.
Potato chips were first made by Chef George Crum in Saratoga Springs, NY on August 24, 1853. Americans have been in love with them ever since.
Laura was eager to see this movie. I am not a fan of space-themed movies, but I am a fan of Laura, so I gleefully set Mr. Chromebook to the task of Chromecasting the movie to our home theatre system. It was an excruciatingly boring movie, in my opinion (Laura espoused the same assessment this morning.) It was a time that would have much better been used had we chosen to stare out the window and watch for Bigfoot. Had it not been for a good supply of Jolly Rancher Popsicles, we would most certainly have fallen asleep.
Prior to the torment of watching Gravity, we watched Zombieland.
This movie is a HOOT! I highly recommend it. A shy student (Jesse Eisenberg) trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting tough guy (Woodie Harrekson) trying to find the last Twinkie, and a pair of sisters (Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin) trying to get to an amusement park join forces to travel across a zombie-filled America. We loved it!
