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All Hallows Eve is coming! All Hallows Eve is the equivalent of Halloween here in the United States. Right about now, 68% or roughly 2/3 of the population is either putting their finishing touches on their Halloween costumes or they are frantically attempting to put together a disguise for what has become the second-biggest commercial … Continue reading
Since my mid-September post, Crude Oil and Retail Gas Prices: What a difference a weekend makes, gasoline prices have been relatively stable. What’s my definition of relatively stable? One answer can be found in GasBuddy.com’s current gas price data: $2.651 Today’s Average $2.622 Yesterday’s Average $2.672 Last Week’s Average $2.662 Last Month’s Average $2.840 Last Year’s … Continue reading
As this year’s National Hispanic Heritage Month (observed September 15th to October 15th) comes to a close, I wanted to circle the wagons again and discuss a gender-neutral term, Latinx, that is growing in familiarity and use within the Hispanic community and general population. In the Spanish language, there is a masculine and feminine form … Continue reading
“Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492!” Here in the United States, Columbus Day is observed every year on the second Monday in October. Therefore, this Monday, October 14, 2019, is a federal holiday in the United States. This means you may or may not have the day off from work. Until recently, Columbus was … Continue reading
Guest Post Author: Sondra Thiederman, Ph.D. Franklin Roosevelt was President, the Great Depression was raging, and Jean Harlow was the reigning queen of Hollywood – all this while the first serious studies of unconscious bias and prejudice began to emerge. In particular, much of the focus of this 1930’s research was on answering this central question: … Continue reading
“I want every girl to know that her voice can change the world.” Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist for female education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate This Friday, October 11, 2019 is the International Day of the Girl. For this year’s celebration, we are uniting under the theme “GirlForce: Unscripted and Unstoppable.” This international observance … Continue reading
It’s October and fall temperatures have finally arrived in the southeastern United States. Fall foliage is every where littering the landscape with explosive colors. You can find another color, pink, being worn by lots of folks along with signature pink ribbons for breast cancer awareness. October is here and it is also breast cancer awareness … Continue reading
It’s the first week of October! By now, most school-aged children in the United States have returned to school. As a part of their morning ritual, most pre-school and K-12 students leave home each school day with book bags, backpacks, and school supplies that may include notebooks, crayons, tablets, etc. Some even carry a packed … Continue reading
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