Happy 20th birthday, Wikipedia, and I apologize for being rough on you when you were a child.
The online site, which presents information on a seemingly infinite amount of subjects in more than 300 languages, launched in January 2001. It was billed initially as an encyclopedia âanyone can edit.â
At the time, I thought that was one of the dumbest ideas I had ever heard. âAnyoneâ in theory means âeveryoneâ and while I donât know everyone, I know quite a few people who should not be editing an encyclopedia.
To prove my point, I wrote a snarky column in which I chronicled creating my own biography on Wikipedia, one in which I was born in a log cabin I built myself, achieved war hero status, earned several Olympic medals and rose to the top of the political world.
Edythe Preet explores ancient traditions of fortune telling and explains how to see the future in a cup of tea.
My Irish grandmother, Margaret McCaffrey, was a psychic. “Pooh! Not possible,” you say. Maybe, maybe not, but here’s the story. You be the judge.
One fine May week when Dad was in first grade, his class was scheduled to have a picnic on an island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River. At the time, the family was living in Montreal, Quebec. Like many Irish women, Dad’s mother was very religious and especially devoted to the Virgin Mary. Her church of choice was Notre Dame de Bon Secours (Our Lady of Good Help) down by the wharf in the oldest part of town.
Can a raven do what armies, plagues, colonialism and mad royals couldn’t – bring down the United Kingdom? That’s the fear of many in and out of Britain as news spreads of the apparent death of one of the ravens kept at the Tower of London. According to an alleged (more on that later) legend, the kingdom will fall if there are fewer than seven ravens in the Tower. Well, Merlina – the assertive “Queen of the Tower Ravens” – has been gone for two weeks and is presumed dead. Is the UK too? Among others, a certain elderly prince would like to know.
Mural celebrates centenarian folklórico dancer
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LOS ANGELES Alta Regalado learned to dance traditional Mexican folklórico after her husband passed.
Regalado was 69 years old and it became a hobby that brought her and those around her so much joy.
Now at the age of 101, she is the subject of a new 17 ft. by 30 ft. colorful mural at Pan American Park in east Long Beach. The mural was commissioned by SCAN Health Plan and the Arts Council for Long Beach. Being on the wall that I didn t expect, but here I am said the folklórico dancer. I couldn t believe it.