Happy Memorial Day to all! Memorial Day is today, so it's a good time to think about the meaning of this important public holiday. Memorial Day is a day to honor those who died serving the USA in military service. The holiday was established after the Civil War as Decoration Day, a day when soldier's graves would be decorated. The name was gradually changed to Memorial Day over … [Read more...]
Yes, VIRGINIA, there is a Santa Claus
In 1897 an 8-year-old girl, Virginia O'Hanlon, wrote to a New York City newspaper, The Sun, to ask whether there really was a Santa Claus. One of the editors, Francis Pharcellus Church, answered her letter in an editorial. The editorial became the most repeated editorial in any newspaper, ever. And I am repeating it here, because the philosophy of the editorial is timeless and … [Read more...]
