San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro gave a great speech opening night at the Democratic Convention. Some of it was even in Spanish! Spanish? Castro’s Mom spoke Spanish but she insisted that no Spanish be used at home as she was raising the twin boys! So, as Julian (now 37 years old!) rose in[...]
Archive for September 12th, 2012
The Jewish Ancestors of Colorado’s Indians
from Xinhua News Mesa Verde Indians descended from Jewish ancestors The idea that Native Americans are descendents of the “lost tribes” is a fundamental part of Mormonism and intrinsic to a lot of British and American ideas about the relationship of ancient Israel to the idealistic v[...]
September 12th, 2012 - 8:07 am § in Misc.
The AVE Challenge: What happened on Sept 12?
a. discovery of cro-magnon cave paintings in France. b. GW Bush declares war on Afghanistan. c. Samuel Gompers elected President of of the AFL. d. Hurricane Glady hits Houston. e. Birthday of GW Bush.[...]
The Mitt Action Doll
Click the image for a full selection of Mitt action figures dolls.[...]