Why is a month 30 or 31 days? Why not 29 or 32? According to the website, http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=187, a very long time ago, time was measured by the phases of the moon and how it orbits around the earth. But, because we humans like to have things ordered, that didn't work very well. Because Earth's orbit is 365 days the calender was out of sync with the seasons. 13 months, instead of 12, helped for awhile-until Julius Caesar came along. He reformed the calender-making months 30 or 31 days-except, of course, for Febuary, which was given 28 days. And then every 4 years we have leap year which gives Febuary 29 days-and a chance for women to propose to men!
I don't know about you but I think Julius Caesar still got it wrong. 30 or 31 days does not seem long enough. I always have lots to do at the end of the month! If I could just have 35 or 36 days I think I could make that work. That would make the year last longer which would also allow more time to do things I love to do. And that would mean it would be longer before my birthday comes around again. Hey, I think I like this idea!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Happy Mother's Day!
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone
Have you ever wondered how mother's day come into being? After consulting several different websites I learned the basics: In ancient tribes mother Goddess was celebrated as the creator of life. In Greek and Roman mythology mother Goddess was also celebrated-usually in the spring time as the earth underwent a rebirth and came back to life.
During the 17th century in England they celebrated Mothering Sunday. It occured on the 4th Sunday of Lent and was a time for children to come home and be with their mothers.
In the USA Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis are credited with the push for a day to honor mothers. In 1914 Pres. Woodrow Wilson declared the second Sunday in May as a day to celebrate and honor mothers.
That's how the national holiday came into being. But personally, when did Mother's Day begin for you? As a child I remember celebrating it with a corsage. We always got my mom one for her to wear to church on Mother's Day. My dad would help us pick out a card and he got her a gift as well. We went out to eat and celebrated together. My parents were great examples for my brothers and me.
Then on July 7, 1981 I learned the real meaning of Mother's Day. That's the birthday of my first child. That joy was repeated on December 28, 1982, November 29, 1988 and November 14, 1992. Every Mother's Day since then has been special--not because of the cards or presents I received--but because the greatest gift was becoming a mom.
Have you ever wondered how mother's day come into being? After consulting several different websites I learned the basics: In ancient tribes mother Goddess was celebrated as the creator of life. In Greek and Roman mythology mother Goddess was also celebrated-usually in the spring time as the earth underwent a rebirth and came back to life.
During the 17th century in England they celebrated Mothering Sunday. It occured on the 4th Sunday of Lent and was a time for children to come home and be with their mothers.
In the USA Julia Ward Howe and Anna Jarvis are credited with the push for a day to honor mothers. In 1914 Pres. Woodrow Wilson declared the second Sunday in May as a day to celebrate and honor mothers.
That's how the national holiday came into being. But personally, when did Mother's Day begin for you? As a child I remember celebrating it with a corsage. We always got my mom one for her to wear to church on Mother's Day. My dad would help us pick out a card and he got her a gift as well. We went out to eat and celebrated together. My parents were great examples for my brothers and me.
Then on July 7, 1981 I learned the real meaning of Mother's Day. That's the birthday of my first child. That joy was repeated on December 28, 1982, November 29, 1988 and November 14, 1992. Every Mother's Day since then has been special--not because of the cards or presents I received--but because the greatest gift was becoming a mom.
Sunday, May 3, 2009
How far is it to the sky? What an interesting question! According to WikiAnswers.com the sky starts as soon as the ground ends. As you go higher and higher, the atmosphere just gets less and less dense-very gradually-and then just fades away. Therefore there is no well-defined edge where it stops. So, I think that means even when we have our feet on the ground we have our heads in the clouds.
That's how I feel as I particapate in these library classes and complete the projects we're assigned. Knowing we will be given a grade-and that affects our future-keeps my feet on the ground. But envisioning all the ways I can engage students; to show them the world and beyound--That keeps my head in the clouds!
That's how I feel as I particapate in these library classes and complete the projects we're assigned. Knowing we will be given a grade-and that affects our future-keeps my feet on the ground. But envisioning all the ways I can engage students; to show them the world and beyound--That keeps my head in the clouds!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
How do tulips know when to bloom...continued.
After much searching (and frustation! Appearently I have a lot to learn about how to search in online databases through the library portal!) I found some information about tulips. It was in the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia online. However, it did not give me an answer to the question. It gave a brief history of tulips and that was it. I some how feel I spent an hour researching this for nothing. Am I wrong?
How do tulips know when to bloom?
Have you ever wondered How do tulips know when to bloom? Here is one answer I found. This is from the website http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/planting-tulips.shtml that I discovered throught the search engine google.
Tulips need to be chilled for several monthes before they will start to awaken. If you forget to plant them in the fall of the year then you can chill them in a refrigerator for several months and then move them to the ground. So...the answer is - they have to be cold enough for long enough before they wake up and begin to grow and bloom.
Tulips need to be chilled for several monthes before they will start to awaken. If you forget to plant them in the fall of the year then you can chill them in a refrigerator for several months and then move them to the ground. So...the answer is - they have to be cold enough for long enough before they wake up and begin to grow and bloom.
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