The History Of St. Nicholas

Saint Nicholas (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος, Hagios [“holy”] Nicolaos [“victory of the people”]) (270–6 December 343),[3][4] also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek[5] Bishop of Myra (Demre, in Lycia, part of modern-day Turkey). Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known…

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December

December is the best month of winter, even though it’s cold.  People seem to be in a good mood generally and some are unusually kind to one another.  No doubt it is because the goodness of Christmas and all it stands for is just around the corner.  Or if you’re…

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Wages

Here’s an interesting article for you, for some reason this has been on my mind.________________________ MINIMUM AND LIVING WAGE CAMPAIGNS IN CANADA Sep 28, 2007 Cora Mojica gave up working three jobs after she became sick and nearly died. “That was in 2005,” she says. “I was working evenings in…

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Horse Meat

Here’s an interesting article for you.___________________________ TULSA, Okla. — Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month. Slaughter opponents pushed…

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Daffodils

Daffodils by William Wordsworth This is probably my favourite Wordsworth Poem.  I’m not sure why, it just happened like that. Source: Norton Anthology of British Literature I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside…

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