Christmas is the celebration of the birth of Christ. Although many of the traditions associated with Christmas and even the day on which is celebrated have pagan origins. Most likely Christ was not born on December 25th. The weather conditions at that time of the year would have made it unlikely Mary & Joseph would … Continue reading History of Christmas
3 Historic Events in My Life Time
I have been working on this for a couple of month and have narrowed my list down to three events. All three events share a common theme of tearing down walls and changing the world. On 9 November 1989, the wall literally fell down that is the Berlin Wall. The fall of the Wall ended … Continue reading 3 Historic Events in My Life Time
2010 in Review
Wow, it is almost 2011. It seems like the year has flown by. It is time for my annual year in review of TheDeeZone highlights for the year. January So Long and Good Luck, Timmy Originally posted 9 January 2010. Last Friday’s Sugar bowl marked the end of an era for Gator Nation. It was … Continue reading 2010 in Review
D-Day
Thank you, Buck and others who were there.
WTG Big Guy!!!
Several months ago the Big Guy submitted an article for this book. Like many graduate students he was more concerned about getting a writing credit than pay. He was supposed to get a set of the encyclopedia for writing the article. Since he did not hear from the publisher after submitting his article he assumed … Continue reading WTG Big Guy!!!
My World Tuesday: Morningside Living History Farm
The Morningside Living History Farm at Nature Center brings Florida cracker family living in the mid to late 1800s to life again. On Living History days (Saturdays, September to May) farm visitors can observe daily life in 1870 as costumed staff interpret bygone days through chores and activities. April 24th is the annual Farm and … Continue reading My World Tuesday: Morningside Living History Farm
School House Rock: The Preamble
Like most Gen Xers School House Rock was influential during my elementary years. It was kind of cool to see these cartoons on Saturday mornings. Actually, several of these videos helped me remember things in school.
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