Monthly Archives: April 2023

Today, we’re going to talk about art…. Pained expressionist? Embarrassing failure? All of the above? On December 24, 1888, Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, suffering from severe depression, cut off the lower part of his left hear with a razor … Continue reading →

There seems to have been a lot of talk about navigation lately — Tesla’s self-driving cars are getting a lot of publicity, and not the kind they’d like and then there was the Chinese Balloon’s path; the news media sometimes … Continue reading →

It’s become a kind of tradition to talk about various holidays every year, but the problem is that it’s hard to say something different every year — there’s only so much to be said for most holidays. Easter is no … Continue reading →

Today is Good Friday. Good Friday is observed during Holy Week as part of the Paschal triduum (or three days) on the Friday preceding Easter Sunday.On this day, Jesus was crucified — it is a day of mourning. Good Friday … Continue reading →

April’s full Moon will look full tonight, but will actually reach peak illumination just after midnight at 12:27 a.m. EDT (April 6th.) This year, April’s full Moon is the first full Moon of the spring season, which began with the … Continue reading →

Today is one of those Chinese holidays that, like most, is seeped in tradition. Every year, on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox, Chinese People celebrate Qīngmíng jié — the Tomb Sweeping Festival. This year, that’s today — April … Continue reading →

Since it’s the Easter season, it seems like a discussion about saints might be in order. A few blogs a while back, I mentioned that St. Dustan was the patron saint of blacksmiths. Well, that got me to thinking…. no … Continue reading →

Today is the Sunday before Easter and begins Holy Week, sometimes referred to as Passion Week — today is Palm Sunday…. it’s also the sixth Sunday and final day of Lent.  Today is observed to mark the occasion when Jesus … Continue reading →

April Fools’ Day — celebrated on April 1 every year — has been celebrated for centuries by different cultures. The exact history of the day is “shrouded in mystery,” but because so many people have embraced April Fools’ Day jokes, … Continue reading →