By Perry Willis and Jim Babka, Zero Aggression Project Veterans Day used to be called Armistice Day. Armistice Day remembered the moment when World War One ended, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. Armistice Day was a valuable holiday. It constantly reminded people of the biggest mistake… Read More »
On Thursday, November 28, 2013, the American holiday of Thanksgiving and the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah will converge (overlap). Hanukkah will begin at sundown on Wednesday, November 27 and at sundown on Thanksgiving day, the second day of Hanukkah will begin. The convergence happens because the Hebrew calendar reflects both the solar year and the… Read More »
It’s getting to be that time of year again when people that can’t tell a Χ (chi) from an X (ex) start trying to take the X out of Xmas. Xmas is usually considered an abbreviation of Christmas, but it was written Xmas long before it was written Christmas. It’s a trick that’s played on the… Read More »