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When I was high school there was this girl a couple of years older than me who wore pink every chance she got. We were required to wear school uniforms, but had the choice of adding jewelry and scarves in order to feed the need to be unique and different. I threw my identity out for others to see by using an antique men’s collar bar to pin various handkerchiefs to the lapel of my “required” navy blazer. I alternated between a handkerchief my mother had brought back from a trip to the Caribbean and one that belonged to my great grandmother I had found languishing in a drawer at my grandfather’s. But this acquaintance of mine absolutely adored pink…..she accessorized with all things pink that she could get away with and constantly announced to anyone, much like Shelby Eatenton in the movie Steel Magnolias , that “pink was her signature color.” Unfortunately my friend and even the character of Shelby Eatenton can’t exactly corner the market on credit regarding the signature pink line bec

Around my house the Great Awakening is when Dear Daughter is roused each school day morning. We yell…we cajole…we holler something akin to the Rebel Yell. Nothing meets us but dead silence. We bang the wall. Finally and faintly we hear, “I’m up!” Of course, that’s not the end of it – we will have to repeat the exercise at least four times for her to be truly up, and I’m never at ease until I see she has finally made her way down the steps. It is a cross we bear as parents of a teenager, I guess……among many other crosses. In history the Great Awakening refers to periods of great religious revival in our nation. The approximate years for the first Great Awakening occurred from the 1730s to the 1760s, and the movement mainly consisted of changes regarding how pastors approached the delivery of their sermons moving from a heavy dose of theology to more of an appeal to the emotions and practical application. While it is easy to discuss the attacks on religion today we need to remember that

Well, I’m waiting….I know they have been placed in the mail but haven’t seen an image of this year’s White House Christmas card…..yet. I know I won’t be getting one from the Obamas, but many people will be finding a card from the White House in their mailbox this week. For the last three years I’ve mentioned the card here at History is Elementary and published an image at American Presidents . While we are waiting for this year’s card to arrive here are some links to past postings regarding the White House Christmas card: 2008…. here and here 2007… here and here 2006… here and here I hope to be able to post the image of the 2009 card in the next few days. Stay tuned!

It was just another Sunday…..but it turned out to be a day that would live in infamy. Today we remember the attack on Pearl Harbor. Follow this link to my postings regarding Pearl Harbor.