The File - October 23, 2022
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The File for October 23, 2022: We Are All Broken, and That Is What Makes Us Beautiful
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The File - October 9, 2022
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The File: We are Still Here!!! Edition: A Welcome to Autumn and Sailing 'Round the World
Read MoreThe File - December 5, 2021
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A Better Way to Think About “Following Your Bliss”. Plus holiday events around San Antonio!
The File - October 30, 2021
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In 1973, a man sent a distressed letter to E.B. White (July 11, 1899–October 1, 1985), lamenting that he had lost faith in humanity. The author, who was not only a masterful letter-writer but also a professional celebrator of the human condition and an unflinching proponent of the writer’s duty to uplift people, took it upon himself to boost the man’s sunken heart with a short but infinitely beautiful reply.
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The Weekend File - April 17, 2021
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This week in The File - The mystery of cats and bumble bees.
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The Weekend File - February 13, 2021
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This week in The Weekend File we cover the annual argument over Valentines day, dark matter, and kitten lawyers, plus more!
Read MoreThe Weekend File - February 6, 2021
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The history of Valentine’s Day—and the story of its patron saint—is shrouded in mystery. We do know that February has long been celebrated as a month of romance, and that St. Valentine’s Day, as we know it today, contains vestiges of both Christian and ancient Roman tradition. But who was Saint Valentine, and how did he become associated with this ancient rite?
Read MoreThe Weekend File - January 16, 2021
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This Monday is MLK Day. And as we celebrate his life and work, we should also remember his mother, Alberta King, who made her own contributions to civil rights.
Read MoreWeekend File - December 19, 2020 - Happy Holidays Edition
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This week, I’d like to join “der Bingle” in wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays.
Read MoreWeekend File - December 5, 2020 - Forced COVID Vaccinations??
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The daily news reports are full of stories about forthcoming vaccines against the COVID-19 virus. It seems that nearly every day another company announces their take on a vaccine for the deadly illness. There can be little doubt that at some point in 2021, there will be enough vaccine to go around and all Americans will have access to these important drugs.
But what if you don’t want to take it? Can your employer fire you for refusing to take a COVID vaccine?
Read MoreThe Weekend File - November 21, 2020 - Thanksgiving
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The Mayflower did bring the Pilgrims to North America from Plymouth, England, in 1620, and they disembarked at what is now Plymouth, Mass., where they set up a colony. In 1621, they celebrated a successful harvest with a three-day gathering that was attended by members of the Wampanoag tribe. It’s from this that we derive Thanksgiving as we know it.
But it wasn’t until the 1830s that this event was called the first Thanksgiving by New Englanders…
The HALLOWEEN Weekend File - October 31, 2020
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How Did Trick-Or-Treating Get Started?
The American Halloween tradition of trick-or-treating probably dates back to the early All Souls’ Day parades in England. During the festivities, poor citizens would beg for food and families would give them pastries called “soul cakes” in return for their promise to pray for the family’s dead relatives…
The Weekend File - October 24, 2020
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Everyone knows who Paul Revere is, and with good reason: "… the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: Hardly a man is now alive …" Yes, the famed Paul Revere set out on horseback on April 18, 1775 to raise the alarm that British troops were on their way from Boston to Lexington.
Revere rode about 20 miles through what is now Somerville, Medford, and Arlington, Massachusetts, knocking on doors to raise people to defend Lexington. Revere was captured during his ride. It was a good ride for Revere, and it was good for the revolution.
But have you heard of Sybil Ludington?
Weekend File - October 9, 2020
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WHO IS GEORGE WYTHE?
Last week we asked if anyone could identify whose office this was and why it was significant. We had many good guesses and one correct answer (who asked to remain anonymous).
Here's the answer:
Weekend File - October 2, 2020
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A colonial law office, discussion of a new Supreme Court justice and what she might mean for employment rights, and much more.
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I have no words this weekend to express my sense of loss at the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. As an employment rights lawyer, she was truly one of my greatest heroes. Her death hits hard. So, because I have no words that could possibly be of any use to anyone at this time, here are some of hers. RBG quotes from across the years:
Read MoreWeekend File - September 12, 2020→
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The Weekend File for September 12, 2020 is up! Today we have a tour of the 9/11 museum in New York. We also provide info on some area nature hikes and give links to some tiny, tiny, desk concerts. Plus, has 2020 convinced us that we really might be living in a simulation?
