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The End of a Nightmare
Seventy-seven years ago, on August 15, 1945, Imperial Japan announced its surrender to the Allied Forces which effectively brought World War II to an end. Two weeks later, President Truman showed off the surrender documents as Peace celebrations broke out across the US. Washington Post WWII Collection Over 160 pages of comprehensive historic coverage of all [...]
The Bumpy Launch of Space X Month II
Decades ago, I came across the PERFECT birthday greeting card. It read:I have a foolproof way of remembering your birthday! Two days after it passes, I slap my forehead and say: Oh BLEEP!Apparently this also applies to the new celebration we invented just one year ago: Space Exploration Month, or Space X Month. It was [...]
It's happening right now!
As you may have heard, Queen Elizabeth II of England in the midst of officially celebrating her 70 year rule!The Queen's "Platinum Jubilee" is an unprecedented year of celebrations that begins now with a four day holiday in the UK.Why June? Because Queen Elizabeth officially ascended to the throne in June 2, 1953. But that's [...]
Got a Grad in Your Life?
What's just around the corner for a whole new generation of high school and college seniors? G-R-A-D-U-A-T-I-O-N! Therefore, so is the age-old question -- what do I get my grad? What gift do you go with? Should it be cash? Cash is always cool, but it certainly never stick around. What about travel? That's fun too, with the [...]
A Life Lesson. From Google Analytics??
We live in Google's universe -- there's just no way around that fact. This is particularly true if you run an ecommerce site like we do. There are a lot of things that can spook online retailers, but none more than when Google announces and then makes "changes." Those rattle us to the core since such "changes" [...]
Here We Are, Again. How Tragic.
The world has been given a brutal wake-up call over the last couple of weeks. At a time when spring can been seen peaking about in many parts of the country, and around the world, a war has been suddenly and surprisingly unleashed on an independent country, Ukraine.Before the end of last month, headlines of [...]
Yep, You're Seein' Double
There are a lot of special dates in history. Like today, February 22, 2022. Why is this day so unique? There might be more 'meaningful' reasons, but for those who love the digit "2" there's no better day! That's because you can write this month as follows:2-22-22 - in the useful M/DD/YY format02-22-2022 in the [...]
Talk About Tenacity! She's Got It
Could you do the same job? For 70 years? I know I couldn't! But Elizabeth can! This week, Queen Elizabeth of England marked her Platinum Jubilee commemorating 70 years on the throne! A remarkable accomplishment from a remarkable woman.Here's a cool collection of online photos from throughout the years. Wild stuff.We can go one better than online [...]
Why? Because 70+ Million People Perished
It was 77 years ago this week -- on the 27th of January 1945 -- that the Russian army liberated the Auschwitz concentration camp. To commemorate the day on which the survivors of the most notorious Nazi death camp were rid of their oppressors, the United Nations General Assembly established January 27th as International Holocaust [...]
Commemorating MLK & the Civil Rights Movement
Fifty-four years ago, Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down by assassins in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. As a minister and activist, MLK became the key leader in the American civil rights movement. King chose a nonviolence approach to advance civil rights using civil disobedience and activism inspired by his beliefs and Mahatma Gandhi. His legacy lives [...]