My mom must hate me, why else would she name me one of the single most common names in Christmas hymns? My name is Gloria, which is of Latin origin. It means either glory or glorious, depending who you ask. A variat...

What's the difference between "fact" and "factoid"? My inclination was to say that "factoid" was a smaller little tidbit of a fact. Andw's inclination was that "factoid" was more interesting and requiring a more elabora...

Here are some facts about pretzels that you probably didn't know.1.  A pretzel's shape is in the form of arms crossed in prayer. Ancient Christians crossed arms, in those days, over the breast while praying.2....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjwOzlBsoXoThis first Sunday in Advent I will be chanting the Advent Prose for the first time. It will have to be in Latin, as I cannot find a version in English with the proper notation. I...

I'm finally back in North Carolina. The road home was long (if you hadn't guessed from the title of this post) and once back in Wilmington, I had to then turn around and head to New Bern. Once again I need to help Dad ...

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So, as I mentioned in my pulse earlier, I decided I really just didn't want to go to either my math or Latin class today. I had no legitimate reason other than I decided I can skip class therefore I will. Look at me, I a...

          Sorry to interrupt myself again (however, isn't this standard fare in entry series?), but I saw this to-day, and it was hilarious; also, I think my formatting woes i...

Argh. Had to be at school at like 10 to 8 this morning. So early. D: For a school council meeting thing. Errm. Geography, Maths, Latin, PE. Nothing major. But I FAIL. Couldn't do that exercise in PE for 10 seconds. Some...