I have always wondered why the Secret Service was part of the U.S. Treasury Department — it did not compute logically for me. Now I know. The Secret Service Division was created 148 years ago, on July 5, 1865 in Washington, D.C., to suppress counterfeit currency. Chief William P. Wood was sworn in by Secretary […]
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Here where I live (Alberta, Canada) it’s the summer solstice — as it is for the rest of the northern hemisphere. For everyone who is south of the equator, it is the winter solstice. In the pagan wheel of the year the summer solstice is the time of Litha and the winter solstice is that
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For the Canucks amongst us, Happy Victoria Day. Enjoy the sunshine (if it’s sunny — not always a given, especially in my neck of the woods) and I hope your long weekend has been fabulous. This is one of those rare years when Canada’s Victoria Day and the US Memorial Day weekend don’t coincide. The
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