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Zarathustra: the man and his influence
Matthew's gospel says that when Joseph discovered that Archelaus had becomen tetrarch of Judea in his father's place he did not stay in Judea but went to Galilee. This indicates that the Holy Family stayed in Egypt just long ...
frankbeswick, on 10/22/2024
Biddulph Grange, Staffordshire
Thank you for your comment below, on Jun 6, 2017, in answer to my previous, same-day observation and question.
The two photographs of your grandson enchant me.
Your grandson looks so attentive, so careful, so serious in his descending by the ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/22/2024
Zarathustra: the man and his influence
Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question.
The Holy Family exiled for quite some time in Egypt. What is your "best guess" -- ;-D -- as to how long that exile lasted and as to what year might have been ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/22/2024
Film Review of Kiss and Tell: Shirley Temple in 1945 War Time Comedy About a Sixteen Year Old
The computer crashed before I could correct the miscounted female child stars below.
The first sentence in the comment box immediately below designates three female child stars as particularly dazzling film audiences. But Hayley Mills, Margaret ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/22/2024
Mailing Addresses for 2023 Forms 1040 and 1040SR Filed in 2024
For taxpayers who have not received their expected refunds:
If you have not received your refund, did you request the refund as a check and did you move after filing your 1040 or 1040SR tax return?
Unless notified otherwise, the IRS mails checks ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/21/2024
Zarathustra: the man and his influence
None. Jesus was born between 7 and 4 B.C, but tradition has it that the Magi arrived some time after the birth. Herod was still alive until 4 B.C.. so the flight into Egypt took place between 7 and 4 B.C..
frankbeswick, on 10/21/2024
Beeston Castle, Cheshire, England
Your answer in the comment box immediately below intrigues me.
What is different, what is distinct about castles before the Norman invasion?
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/21/2024
Zarathustra: the man and his influence
Thank you for your comment below, in answer to my previous observation and question.
The Holy Family fleeing to Egypt furnishes quite a brave adventure story. Is there any document or any tradition that gives exact or general dates of that ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/21/2024
The Andy Griffith Show Episode Review: “Gomer the House Guest”
The overall grade and the plot summary lead me toward looking at this episode even as the library system here lacks seasons 3 through 5.
Might this definitely humorous series have been so beloved nowadays?
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/21/2024
Socotra Dragon's Blood Tree (Dracaena cinnabari): Vulnerability of Intricately Branched Giving Tree
The computer crashed before I could complete my ponderings about cinnabari-awareness celebrations.
Online sources such as Amazon do advertise Dracaena cinnabari seeds among their product lines.
So such a joyous consciousness-raising, tree ...
DerdriuMarriner, on 10/17/2024
Famous Witches in Literary History
From the top of my head - no. If the witch is an opponent, the goal of the hero(ine) is probably to destroy her. Dying by accident would be a disappointment from the dramatical view. Frank Baum could afford killing his witch because he used her ...
Tolovaj, on 10/17/2024
Religious Liberty: a freedom under threat
See below.
frankbeswick, on 10/16/2024
Religious Liberty: a freedom under threat
I have never heard of a druid being crucified. Druids were found in Celtic domains and tended to be killed off in Roman massacres. But druids survived in Scotland and Ireland, and seem to gain a short flowering in Wales subsequent to the Romans' ...
frankbeswick, on 10/16/2024
The Drovers' Route: Keswick to Ambleside
There may be records somewhere, but I have no access to them. In the highlands men received their allocation of land in return for military service to the clan chief. Money did not change hands in the non cash economy of the highlands at the ...
frankbeswick, on 10/16/2024
English Surnames
The spell checker is at its old tricks, converting Wuffing to surfing. i annot change the word, but can draw readers attention to the error
frankbeswick, on 10/16/2024