As should be pretty clear, I love the history of words and the stories they tell. I think it is amazing that a history can be gleaned from an assortment of letters that created a word. In the Middle Ages, …
Fun Fact of the Day: The Neat Story Behind the Word “Sheriff” Read more »
The etymology of Christmas is not that hard to see. It is the Christ-Mass. That works. Easter is etymologically weird. The fact that Easter, ostensibly celebrating the resurrection of the Christ, is associated with bunnies and eggs is weirder. As is …
Where did April Fools’ Day come from? In a previous post I spoke about how January was added to the calendar because of the Romans, and how the new year moved from March (coinciding with the coming of spring) to …
The Smithsonian is a wonderful, amazing place (well…19 places). It is America’s national museum(s). The only other museum I can think of like the Smithsonian is the British Museum. Both have incredible collections, both are State funded and both are …
My Father, A Marylander through and through, sent the following email to the family this morning. He gave me his permission to put it in the blog. Just for some extra context, my father grew up on a farm …
On this Saint Patrick’s Day, I would like you to think of Saint Aiden. Now before I begin I want to emphasize, Saint Patrick is awesome. His story is truly amazing and the impact he had on Irish history and the …
On this Saint Patrick’s Day, I would like you to think of Saint Aiden. Read more »
St. Patrick’s Day was never really a huge deal in Ireland. It was Irish immigrants in New York, forming the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in order to celebrate Irish pride, that caused the day to become the popular day it …
I have had this little blog for nearly a year, and while I am not producing as much content as I would like, I am immensely proud of what I have written. January is a time to look back at …
