Happy Holidays!

It seems that I post for holidays more than other occasions.  Today is the official observance of the Federal holiday known as Washington's Birthday.  Although his birthday is actually on the 22nd, Americans have a tendency of closing official things down on Mondays instead of on the actual holiday.  He was born February 11, 1731 according to official documents of the British empire, which meant that it was recorded using the Julian calendar since it was before the Calendar Act of 1750, which somehow makes the official date February 22, 1732 in the Gregorian calendar.  I don't understand where the extra year came from since my understanding is that the two were only 11 days off when they were switched, but I haven't taken the time to research it.  Most people's calendars show that today is President's Day since Abraham Lincoln also had a birthday last Wednesday.

Happy Thanksgiving

Title sums it all up.

And It’s December Already

Wow, November went by fast. It seems like we just had Halloween and now Thanksgiving is already past us. So what have I done so far this month? I voted against a bunch of politicians and measures that still managed to win. I worked and went to school. I managed to study my Bible Quiz material and work out every single day during the month. I had two Thanksgivings last Thursday, at Brenda’s grandparents’ house and the other at my house. I was also stuck at the top of Mt. Baker Highway thanks to the steering rods sheering off the bolts in our van(thankfully while we were parking in the ski-area parking lot and not when we were driving the icy, winding, cliff-side roads to actually get to that parking lot) which means that our van is only drivable if you’re trying to drive it straight since the front tires won’t turn. And last night I was detained at the US/Canadian border since my ID is apparently no longer considered proof of citizenship. Good times, good times. More to come in the next day or two after I finish my Psych paper and my IT presentation.