Another work week comes to an end, and the weekend
begins. And a long weekend it is as
Monday is Martin Luther King day. Technically
, being a manager of a regional technical support team, I really don’t have a
day off, as I can receive a call at any time, day, night, overnight, weekend,
or holiday, to help support the Editorial
News and media systems. Fortunately, I
have some very talented people working for me, and the frequency of calls has diminished
over the years. Still, checking the
status of changes, and checking the Blackberry is a basic addiction at this
point.
Kyle is spending the night at Sachem East HS in what they
call “Awakeathon”, where some 300 students will be staying awake and raising
money for St. Jude’s Childrens Hospital.
A worthy cause, and that is only the freshman and sophomore’s this
week. Next week will be Junior’s and Seniors, and
collectively they will likely raise about $20,000.
Luke went to the eye Dr. last week and now has new glasses. He is
near sighted and has a astigmatism, but looks really cute in glasses. Some people look great in glasses from the
get go….
This day in history “On this day in
1128, Pope Honorius II grants a papal sanction to the military order known as
the Knights Templar, declaring it to be an army of God.”
Led by the Frenchman Hughes de Payens, the
Knights Templar organization was founded in 1118. Its self-imposed mission was
to protect Christian pilgrims
on their way to the Holy Land during the Crusades, the series
of military expeditions aimed at defeating Muslims in Palestine. The Templars
took their name from the location of their headquarters, at Jerusalem's Temple
Mount. For a while, the Templars had only nine members, mostly due to their
rigid rules. In addition to having noble birth, the knights were required to
take strict vows of poverty, obedience and chastity. In 1127, new promotional
efforts convinced many more noblemen to join the order, gradually increasing
its size and influence.
If you're reading this, you're probably one
of the thousands of people who have become aware of the Knights Templar
sometime in the past five years. For all that was truth and fiction about Dan
Brown's "DaVinci Code," there's no arguing the fact that it
successfully raised the awareness of the ancient order and their transition
into the twenty-first century
The group that draws the most attention by
far is the Masonic branch of Knights Templar. While the connection to the
historic Knights Templar is tentative at best, Freemasons offer membership to
Christian Masons on the York Rite path who have been successfully initiated
into the Royal Arch.
I just think "DaVinci Code", and “Angels
and Demons” are cool movies. There is
something about conspiracy theories, and the Illimunati that make me want to
believe even more in this ancient order.
The quest for the holy grail will never get old.
Just look at a dollar bill and the images
strike out Illuninati, and conspiracy.
It is one of the oddest, if not the most unique currency in the world. I really like US Currency, the beauty and
artwork is weird and different. I have
been told this week, that I can start saving extra money in my 401K this
year. It is called a catch up
deduction. Not only can I save $17,000 per
year, according to the feds, I can put away an additional $5,000 because I will
be turning 50 years old this year. In a
way, I hated that email, and hate even more the fact that there is no way in
hell I can save even close to that amount of money each year towards
retirement.
Photo of the day “Dollar Bill”
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