Dec 21 2022
It’s officially winter today, and I hope everyone has a happy, warm, and enchanted winter holiday season! The winter solstice, also referred to as “midwinter” and “the longest night,” is the day of the year with the least amount of sunlight and the longest night for those on the Northern Hemisphere. Astronomically, it marks the …
May 20 2022
Today is Endangered Species Day, a time to remember the importance of different species on our connected planet and the importance of protecting them. Here we are observing seventeen of the most threatened animals on the planet. These are animals currently on the critically endangered list according to the WWF, which means that they are …
Apr 21 2022
One of the largest concerns on the planet today is plastic waste, especially with poisonous expanding landfills and the growing Pacific Garbage Patch. TED-Ed has an informative lesson on where plastic waste goes, how the patch is formed, points out that there are more patches in the ocean, and tells us why it’s important to …
Apr 21 2022
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is the world’s largest living structure, yet at alarmingly rapid rates, it is becoming the planet’s largest dying structure due to rising ocean temperatures. The Great Barrier Reef stretches over 134,000 square miles off of the coast of Queensland, Australia, and is home to a vast array of fish species, turtles, …
Apr 21 2022
Earth Day is just around the corner on April 22, so I wanted to take a few days to share awareness videos and discussions. TEDTalks has an educational radio hour called “The Big Five,” where experts talked about five massive crises in today’s world, number one being climate change. One of the clearest and most …
Mar 27 2022
“I am the least difficult of men. All I want is boundless love.”-Frank O’Hara Frank O’Hara was born on March 27th, 1926 in Baltimore, Maryland, and was known for being a leader in the non-formal “New York School” of art, which included a group of New York writers and artists active in the ’50’s and …
Mar 25 2022
Singer/songwriter Aretha Franklin was born on March 25th, 1942 in Memphis, Tennessee, then the family moved to Buffalo, New York when she was two. When she was about five years old, the family moved to Detroit where she was raised. She grew up around music; her mother, Barbara Franklin, was a piano player and vocalist, and …
Mar 24 2022
Today is the birthday of the American poet Lawrence Monsanto Ferlinghetti,. He was born March 24, 1919 in Bronxville, New York. In 1953, he moved to San Francisco with his wife, Selden Kirby-Smith. There, he and Peter D. Martin of City Lights magazine started City Lights Bookstore, and thus began Ferlinghetti’s central role in the rising of the Beat movement as the store …
Mar 23 2022
It’s #NationalPuppyDay so today we’re bringing you a post full of adorable puppies to brighten your day. Enjoy! This little Siberian Husky is ready for spring 💮 Sleepy Jack Russell Puppy 💗 It’s too early for this Golden Retriever pup, too. Pomeranian Puppy Love 💗 Beagle Babies 💕 Boston Terrier Furbaby 🐾 I can’t get enough of sweet Samoyeds! (aka Bjelkier …
Jun 27 2020
This week Disney announced plans to completely redesign Splash Mountain with The Princess and the Frog theme, the first Disney animation to feature a Black princess. Splash Mountain is a ride in California, Florida, and Japan, in the Critter Country area of Disney Parks, and currently features characters and music from Disney’s 1946 film Song …
