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Summer Solstice

June 20, 2016 by Avogadro Mole

Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, is one of four solstice days marking the movements of the sun thru its seasonal cycle. It has a long tradition in pagan circles as Litha, and is considered the mid-point of summer, which begins with Beltane on May 1st and ends with Lughnasadh on August 1st. Some celebrate the triumph of Light over Dark, while others celebrate the coming harvest.

In the U.S., for those who aren’t pagans, it’s the beginning of summer, kids celebrating being out of school, and absolutely no holidays between July 4th and the first Monday in September, Labor Day.

Filed Under: Holidays & Celebrations

Schooling Not Restricted To Youth

June 13, 2016 by Avogadro Mole

We have to abandon the idea that schooling is something restricted to youth. How can it be, in a world where half the things a man knows at 20 are no longer true at 40 – and half the things he knows at 40 hadn’t been discovered when he was 20?
—Arthur C. Clarke

Filed Under: Commentary, Quotes

Rising Elephants

June 6, 2016 by Avogadro Mole

I love the way this elephant rises and turns, like he’s staring at something on the ground.

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Filed Under: Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Balloons

My Favorite Quotes

We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements of life, when all that we need to make us happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

— Charles Kingsley

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