Friday, July 4, 2008
Thursday, July 3, 2008
An afternoon at Long's Park...
Play ParkPetting Zoo
Lots of Grass for Running
And Sticks to Pick Up
Lil Dragon Loved It
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Land of Little Horses Farm...
Lil Dragon rode a pony, drove a tractor,and fed lots of animal friends at the farm.
We had such a good time!
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
A Day Out with Thomas...
Pa, Lil Dragon, and I had such a good timewhen we rode on Thomas the Train!
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW
Right now I'm reading "The Simple Truth" by David Baldacci.Chapter Two begins with this intriguing paragraph:
The steps leading up to the United States Supreme Court building were wide and seemingly endless. Trudging up them was akin to laboring toward Mount Olympus to request an audience of Zeus, which in a real sense you were. Engraved in the facade above the main doorway were the words EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW. The phrase came from no significant document or court ruling but from Cass Gilbert, the architect who had designed and built the courthouse. It was a matter of spacing: The words fit perfectly into the area designated by Gilbert for a memorable legal phrase.
Who knew! I decided to check it out.
This is what our friends at Wikipedia have to say:
Equal Justice Under Law is a phrase engraved on the front of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. This phrase was apparently first written in 1932 by the architectural firm that designed the building. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes subsequently approved this inscription, as did the United States Supreme Court Building Commission which Hughes chaired.[1] The architectural firm that authored the phrase was headed by Cass Gilbert.[2]
The words "Equal Justice Under Law" apparently paraphrase an earlier expression coined by Chief Justice Melville Fuller.[3] In the case of Caldwell v. Texas in 1891, Fuller wrote about the Fourteenth Amendment as follows:
By the Fourteenth Amendment the powers of the States in dealing with crime within their borders are not limited, but no State can deprive particular persons or classes of persons of equal and impartial justice under the law.[4]
Neither this entire sentence, nor even the last seven words, would have fit on a pediment or architrave of the U.S. Supreme Court building, which explains why the architects would have wanted to shorten them. In the years since Fuller wrote these words, the Supreme Court has decided that the Fourteenth Amendment, and especially its Due Process Clause, do limit the powers of the states in dealing with crime.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
The Greatest Show on Earth...
Grandpa, Lao-Lao, and Lil Dragon went to the circus.Lil Dragon was spellbound.
The "eldiefants" were her favorite!
Friday, May 9, 2008
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
omigosh, i think he means moi...
"One should never trust a woman
who tells one her real age.
A woman who would tell one that
would tell one anything."
-- Oscar Wilde
I'm 59 going on 60 and proud of it!
In Oscar's opinion,
I'm an untrustworthy female.
Who knew!
What about you?
Are you trustworthy?
Do you tell your age?
I do!
who tells one her real age.
A woman who would tell one that
would tell one anything."
-- Oscar Wilde
I'm 59 going on 60 and proud of it!
In Oscar's opinion,
I'm an untrustworthy female.
Who knew!
What about you?
Are you trustworthy?
Do you tell your age?
I do!
Saturday, March 22, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Who tells the bunny?
The dating of Easter is based on the lunar calendar that the Hebrews use to identify passover, which is why it moves around on our Roman calendar. According to the formula, the earliest date for Easter to occur is March 22, a rare event that none of us will experience. This year is the earliest Easter any of us will ever see!The next time Easter will be this early is March 23, 2228.
The last time Easter was this early was March 23, 1913, 95 years ago.
The next time Easter will be on March 22, will be in the year 2285.
The formula for calculating the day upon which Easter falls in any given year has always been a mystery to me. I've just never understood how it worked. Until now, that is!
Simply said, Easter is always the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. That's easy! I get it! Now I just need to know who tells the Bunny!
Monday, March 17, 2008
Happy St. Patrick's Day...
MAY GOOD LUCK BE WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU GO,AND YOUR BLESSINGS OUTNUMBER THE SHAMROCKS THAT GROW!
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Abe has a brand new look...
THE NEW FIVE-DOLLAR BILL HIT THE STREETS TODAY.
HAS ANYONE OUT THERE SEEN ONE YET?
HAS ANYONE OUT THERE SEEN ONE YET?
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Tonight's the night...
I'm not fond of turning the clocks ahead or back;Changing the time really messes with my bio-rhythms;
And, lordy, they're screwy enough as it is;
I much prefer the natural order of time;
But we live in a governed society;
And, tonight's the night.
But we live in a governed society;
And, tonight's the night.
Friday, March 7, 2008
the robins are back....
I saw a flock of robins feeding in the grasson Wednesday evening when I was on my way to Italian class.
It was my first sighting of the season.
Since then I've seen several each day frolicking and courting.
I love the return of robins in the spring!
It was my first sighting of the season.
Since then I've seen several each day frolicking and courting.
I love the return of robins in the spring!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
I'm feeling a bit sluggish lately...
Ever since that nasty toad took up residence in my head,I've done nothing but blow slug slime outta my nose;
Can't seem to shake these blicky-blahs
Or get my motor running again.
Keep telling myself,
"Self, low gear is better than no gear;
And a snail's pace is better than no pace at all."
But, blick is blick, and blah is blah.
[Photo courtesy of Phyllis!]
