by Susan | May 31, 2016 | Good to Know!
1 Ascension of Jesus – Orthodox Christian 3 Sacred Heart of Jesus – Catholic Christian 6 Ramadan begins – Islam 9 St. Columba of Iona – Celtic Christian 12-13 Shavuot – Jewish 16 Guru Arjan martyrdom – Sikh 19 New Church Day –...
by Susan | Mar 31, 2016 | Good to Know!
8 Hindu New Year – Hindu 8-15 Ramayana – Hindu 14 Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) – Sikh 15 Ramanavami – Hindu 21 First Day of Ridvan – Baha’i 22 Hanuman Jayanti – Hindu 22-23 Theravadin New Year – Buddhist 23-30 Pesach (Passover)...
by Susan | Mar 8, 2016 | Good to Know!
The dishwashing job was hers, I told Margie. Minimum wage, $1.75 an hour, but they throw in breakfast and lunch. Good food: I help cook it. The boss took some convincing. I filled in for a woman who needed summers off to be with her school-aged kids, but he wanted a...
by Susan | Mar 1, 2016 | Good to Know!
There will be at least two marches this March: the International Woman’s Day March on March 5 and the César Chávez March for Justice on March 26. It’s not an accident that we march in March. The confusing convergence of terms is explained by the very...
by Susan | Feb 29, 2016 | Good to Know!
1 St. David of Wales – Christian Intercalary Days end – Baha’i 2 – 20 Nineteen Day Fast – Baha’i 6 Orthodox Sunday – Orthodox Christian 8 Maha Shivaratri – Hindu 13 Cheesefare Sunday – Orthodox Christian L....
