Bookworms, you know how much I enjoy the aligning of the stars, fate or what-have-you, so it brings me great nerdy joy to know that our 115th Word of the Week is coming to us on the 15th day of the 5th month. Five is an important number in many world religions (the five wounds [...]
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On May 8, 1933, exactly 80 years ago today, Mohandas Gandhi began his 21-day fast in nonviolent protest against British rule in India. Gandhi, of course, became exceptionally well known for his stance of nonviolence when leading Indians against the British in the early 20th century. Gandhi’s willingness to openly embrace abnegation in pursuit of [...]
Word of the Week (113)
Happy May, bookworms. Rabbit, rabbit. Do people still do that? I’m not sure when I learned about saying, “rabbit rabbit” on the first day of a new month, but it’s something I always think of. According to Wikipedia (so take it with a large grain of salt), saying “rabbit” as the first spoken word on [...]
