http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/Snippets and random thoughts!hourly12000-01-01T12:00+00:00http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/6343585 th November is Guy Fawkes Day or Bonfire night in England. After the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, her successor James I carried on the policy of persecution of the Catholics. 13 young men, led by Robert Catesby, decided to blow up the house of Parliament and the king when he came to open...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/634250Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/634121Hello friends! Back after an interesting trip, which I will write about tomorrow.......till then, here's remembering how November got its name! November comes from “novem,” the Latin for nine. When it became the eleventh month, the Romans offered to rename it in honor of Emperor Tiberius, who was...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/633740We were talking about magic as we drove along a crowded Sunday highway when the whirl of wings made me turn and a flock of geese flew over our car so low I could see their feet tucked under them. For a moment the rustle of their presence over our heads obscured everything and as they disappeared...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/633665Halloween is one of the oldest festivals in the world, and though the celebrations differ in different countries, the common theme is remembrance of the dead. Many of the old customs remain in some form. Halloween celebrations today show traces of Samhain in the bonfires, parades, costumes...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/633510Halloween, which is today a day of fun and dressing up, costume parades and trick or treat, cakes and cookies, was not always so; earlier, it was a serious and even frightening day! Thousands of years ago, in England, Scotland and Ireland, November 1 was New Years day, and the festival was called...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/633405May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being. Apache Blessing Source: WORD FOR THE DAY (Wednesday, Oct. 28) And this one is from the Ojibway (Chippewa) a tribe of Native...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/633299Yet another story! Strangely enough, I just received a forward similar to the last one I posted! An unemployed young man woke up one morning and checked his pocket. All he had left was $10. He decided to use it to buy food and then wait for death as he was too proud to go begging. He was...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/633184Another forwarded story....a version of which is also found in Indian folk tales. Ruth went to her mail box and there was only one letter. She picked it up and looked at it before opening, but then she looked at the envelope again. There was no stamp, no postmark, only her name and address. She...http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/Nitas_thoughts/633028Forwarded story A businessman was deep in debt and could see no way out. Creditors were closing in on him. Suppliers were demanding payment. He sat on the park bench, head in hands, wondering if anything could save his company from bankruptcy. Suddenly an old man appeared before him. "I can see...