“It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees.” Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary Cinco de Mayo (the 5th of May) is a celebration of Mexico’s victory over the Second French Empire at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. It was not Mexican independence day, as there were many more battles to […]
“October is the treasure of the year. And all months pay bounty to her store.” –Paul Laurence Dunbar, American poet and novelist of the late 19th century It is hard to believe that we are halfway through October! The month began with such beautiful weather, and lovely warm evenings. The ocean water remained warm, clear, […]
2022 is NOT a leap year. Why, you ask? To be a leap year, the year number must be divisible by 4 except turn-of-the-century years, which must be divisible by 400. Stay with me: the Earth takes a little more than 365 days to orbit the sun, 365.2422 days to be precise. So we […]