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Great Thinker, Great Thoughts: Siddhartha Gautama, aka, The Buddha
Born in Nepal in the 6th century B.C., Buddha was a spiritual leader and teacher whose life serves as the foundation of the Buddhist religion.Who Was Buddha?Siddhartha Gautama, who would one day become...
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A Weird Saint, No. 4
Saint Drogo: Patron Saint of Unattractive PeopleHow He Become A SaintDrogo's mother died during childbirth, something he felt responsible for because, well he was responsible for it. Because of this he...
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Test Your Knowledge, No.3: Kings and Queens
Test Your Knowlege Answers About Kings And Queens. The Answers Are At The Bottom.AnswersChinese Emperor King Xiao XianKing Charles II of FranceQueen Elisabeth I of EnglandKing Ferdinad VII of SpainKing...
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Rarely Used Words:Makebate
MakebateThe word makebate means is an archaic word. It means a person who causes contention or discord.Quotes: He was no makebate or sterrer up of quarrels; he would rater be a peacemaker. (Sir Walter...
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Four Poems by Carmine Giordano
In the Way of a Poem by Carmine GiordanoTwirled up in a mango bunher head was in the way of a poemwaiting to sing on the wall of a subway train.If only she would’ve leaned back.All I could read of the...
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Pictures of the Passed, No. 25
The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to...
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Rarely Used Words, No 2: Solecism
SolecismNoun1. a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and the was2. a breach in good manners QuotesLee finds in the solecism of "less" for "fewer" - catnip for pedants, and familiar to...
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Weird Saints. No. 5
Saint Polycarp of Smyrna: Patron Saint Against Dysentery and EarachesHow Did He Become a Saint?Polycarp was a revered Christian leader who hobnobbed with John the Apostle and Ignatius of Antioch. When...
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Pictures of the Passed, No. 26
The phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words” was coined by American newspaper editor Arthur Brisbane in 1911. It’s a simple notion that applies to many aspects of our lives, but especially to...
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Weird Saints, No. 6
Saint Fiacre: Patrons Saint of People with STDHow Did He Become a Saint?Fiacre's path to sainthood began with the lofty goal of living alone in the woods. The legend goes that he went to France and...
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Great Thinkers, Great Thoughts: Niccolò Machiavelli
Niccolò MachiavelliItalian diplomat Niccolò Machiavelli is best known for writing The Prince, a handbook for unscrupulous politicians that inspired the term "Machiavellian" and established its author...
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Rarely Used Words, No 3: Amour-Propre
Amour-Propre(a-moor-prow-pruh)NounFrench: self-esteem, self-respect.Quotes: From the faces around him there fell that glamour by which the amour propre is held captive in large assemblies, where the...
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