Jun 26 2008
I read an interesting article on the history of the School Summer Vacation. Many, Many years ago, before the Civil War, schools used one of two calendars. The rural schools had Summer and Winter terms so that the children could help with planting and harvesting in the Fall and Spring. The urban [...]
Jun 22 2008
Scott Kalitta, a two time NHRA Top Fuel champion during the 90’s, was killed during a qualifying run yesterday at Englishtown. After crossing the finish line his engine exploded, engulfing his car in a quick burst of flames and incinerating his chutes. His car hit the end of the track at an estimated [...]
Jun 16 2008
A great loss to us all.
addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Firregulartuna.com%2F2008%2F06%2Ftim-russert-rip%2F’;
addthis_title = ‘Tim+Russert%2C+R.I.P.’;
addthis_pub = ”;
Jun 11 2008
Technorati Tags: WW,Wordless Wednesday,Party Supplies
addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Firregulartuna.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fwordless-wednesday-2%2F’;
addthis_title = ‘Wordless+Wednesday+-+Where+do+we+put+the+food%3F’;
addthis_pub = ”;
Jun 10 2008
Summer begins June 20th but we’re entering day 4 of our heat wave here in Connecticut. School’s are closing early because of the heat, as they did yesterday, since most of our schools do not have air conditioning. I don’t mind it so much as long as there is A/C I can escape [...]
Jun 05 2008
I saw this video on our local newspaper’s website that caught a hit and run in our state’s capitol. I’m amazed at the people who keep driving by and the hesitation of the bystanders to go over to see the victim. He’s 78 years old, apparently ran out of milk for his coffee [...]
Jun 02 2008
This article brought tears to my eyes. A Florida elementary school teacher died of a heart attack minutes after saying goodbye to her final class for the summer. Sharon Smith, 57, was retiring after 36 years of teaching. Read more.
Source: Pensacola News Journal
addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Firregulartuna.com%2F2008%2F06%2Fteacher-dies-minutes-after-retiring%2F’;
[...]