Articles about 'People'
February 7th, 2009
Gerardo wrote to me sharing the sad news about Jorge Guerra…
Dear Lisa,
The Pin Pon song was created in 1965 by Jorge Guerra a Chilean actor that also created the character of a boy doll.
Jorge Guerra died yesterday February 6 at the age of 66 years.
He was recognized for his contribution to the childrens culture, and...
January 19th, 2009
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the US. It celebrates the life of such an important American who had the courage to speak up for equal rights for all. Here are some activities to do with children to help them learn more about him…
You can listen to his I Have a...
December 11th, 2008
I love reading about day-to-day life in the olden days! It’s fascinating how it was so different from the modern world.
Project Gutenberg just posted a book to read online or download called Domestic Life in Virginia in the 17th Century. Presumably, it would be similar throughout the North American colonies at...
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December 9th, 2008
WWD Fashion asked designers to send in sketches for clothing designs for Michelle Obama and her daughters to wear on Inauguration Day on January 20th – when Obama officially becomes President. Check out the results at WWD.com.
The sketch above was done by Isaac Mizrahi for Michelle, Sasha and Malia.
My daughter and I...
November 25th, 2008
I mentioned in my last blog post how we belong to a CSA (Community Sponsored Agriculture). We get less expensive organic vegetables that come from a farm that day. We get whatever vegetables come in each week – there’s a little choice sometimes – but to a large extent – we get whatever’s...
November 20th, 2008
Here are some photos from the National Archives Ansel Adams collection (one near Death Valley, the other of the Grand Canyon)…
The Library of Congress has a Catalog of Online Prints & Photographs. (Many of those photos are in the public domain.)
They’ve teamed up with Flickr to post some of their popular photos. Below...
February 12th, 2008
I have a correction to make – and investigating my error has led me to an interesting discovery. Way back in 2005, I was asked about the saying, “Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” At the time I attributed it to Benjamin Franklin. The...
March 28th, 2006
It’s traditional in many countries in the west to play tricks on people on April 1st.
The earliest evidence of this is from France. There, the tradition is called Poisson d’avril or April Fish, since, on that day, the French will often tape a cardboard fish onto someone’s backside or send them on...
March 9th, 2006
The Ides of March is on March 15th every year.
The expression Beware the Ides of March can mean beware of impending danger.
If someone says Beware the Ides of March referring to March 15th itself, it can have the sense of March 15th being a bad luck day, just like Friday the 13th.
The word...
January 24th, 2006
Thomas Edison made the first recording of the human voice in 1877. He recited the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb. He re-recorded it in 1927 for posterity.
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Mary had a little lamb,
Its fleece was white as snow.
And everywhere that Mary went,
The lamb was sure to go.
Listen to Thomas...
January 16th, 2006
Ben Franklin (1706 – 1790) is an amazingly interesting character! He made tremendous contributions to the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. He also invented the lightening rod, bifocals and the wood stove. One of his favorite pastimes was Chess. Here’s what he had to say about it…
The Morals of...
January 11th, 2006
In my previous entry, I wrote a little about the life of Martin Luther King Jr. He was an inspirational writer and orator, and I wanted to post some of his words for you to read…
Now, I say to you today my friends, even though we face the difficulties of today and...
January 10th, 2006
About Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929 – 1968)…
Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. He became a Baptist Minister when he was 17. Later he received a Ph.D. from Boston University. While he was studying for a Ph.D. he became interested in the teachings of Gandhi....
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