January 2, 2012
2011 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 32,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 12 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
March 28, 2011
Hundred Oaks Castle, America’s Castles Part 29
http://hundredoakscastle.com/
This is one of my favorite castles due to the growth of the plants makes it look a little mysterious.
March 16, 2010
Easter between March 22nd and April 25
Easter a christian holiday celebrates Jesus’s rise from the dead. It has been also commercialized with the belief of an easter bunny delivering colorful eggs. This is quite obvious in any grocery store. It has become a religious and none religious events to others. It is celebrated mostly in western countries.
Please click on link above th the History.Com for more information. It is a great little article and much better than I could write.
March 4, 2010
Marriage equality, Washington DC, 03-03-10
Washington DC is set to make history starting to issue marriage license to all couples who apply.
Below from www.wikipedia.com
- In NewHampshire, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Washington, D.C.marriages for same-sex couples are legal and currently performed.
- The Coquille Indian Tribe in Oregon also grants same-sex marriage.
State(s) which previously granted same-sex marriage licenses:
- In California, same-sex marriages were performed between June 16, 2008 and November 4, 2008, after the California Supreme Court held the statutes limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples violated the state constitution; however, the California electorate then approved a voter initiative that reinstated the ban on same-sex marriage as part of California’s constitution. TheCalifornia Supreme Court upheld the voter-approved constitutional ban. Today, all same-sex unions are given the benefits of marriage under California law, although only those performed as marriages before November 5, 2008 are granted the designation “marriage”.[1]
States which recognize same-sex marriage but do not grant same-sex marriage licenses:
- In New York, Rhode Island, and Maryland, same-sex marriages are recognized, not performed.
November 12, 2009
Ocala, Silver Springs Florida
There is few places left that are naturally nice but central florida is one one of them. It is a hidden treasure away from the beach seen. The city of Ocala has many historic features, musems, hotels and night life to keep anyone entertained. It still hosts the charm of a small town but hides many great theaters and dining. Ocala is one truly, tradional, beautiful florida city to visit.
On the outskirts is a park called silver springs that is much fun with its glass bottom boats and water so pure you can see the bottom of the river. There is also Ocala national forest that is too good to pass up. You can see many cracker old florida homesteads, alligators, monkeys, tropical plants; and etc to make you loose track of time.
After falling in love with central florida… I now consider this my part time residence and where my writers cottage is.
