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Rick Roirdan Presents
Rick Roirdan Presents My children and I are huge fans of Percy Jackson. We absolutely adore The Kane Chronicles and The Magnus Chase Series. Roirdan’s writing style is both intelligent and funny. Though often dealing with darker themes, he keeps … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, education, Literature/Pop Culture, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged African, African American, Arizona, Aru Shah, Aru Shah and the End of Time, Aru Shaw and the City of Gold, Aru Shaw and the Tree of Wishes, Aztec, City of the Plague God, Cuban, Educational, Funny, Ghana, Gum Baby, Hindu, India, Intelligent, Kwame Mbalia, Magic, Mayan, Mesopotamian, Mexico, Middle School, Multiverse, Mythology, Native American, Navajo, Paoloa Santiago and the River of Tears, Percy Jackson, Race to the Sun, Rebecca Roanhorse, Rick Roirdan, Rick Roirdan Presents, Roshani Chokshi, Sal and Gabi Break The Universe, Sal and Gabi Fix The Universe, Santeria, Sawat Chadda, Sense of Humor, Tehlor Kay Mejia, The Dragon Pearl, The Kane Chronicles, The Magnus Chase Series, The Star Touched Queen, The Storm Runner, Tristan Strong Punches A Hole In the Sky, West Africa, Yoon Ha Lee, Young Adult
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Dia De Los Muertos
November 1, 2017 Dia De Los Muertos Dia De Los Muertos or Day of the Dead is a Mexican Holiday celebrated around Halloween. In the 1960s the Mexican government had the Aztec festival declared a National Holiday. In the Aztec … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Event, Mythology, Politics/Economics
Tagged 1960s, 2017, All Inclusive, Anglo-Saxon, Aurora, Aztec, Belle, blantly racist, bones of the dead, born mortal, Calveras, children who have died, Cinderella, Coco, Colonialism, Cultural Appropriation, decorate graves, Dia De Meurots, Disney, Families, Fashion, festival, Festivals, Goddess of the Dead, Greeks, Hades, Halloween, Honoring, Indigenous Roots, Intent, Jasmine, La Calvera, Latin Culture, Latina, Latino, Maya, Mexico, Mictecacihautl, Moana, Multicultural, Native American, offerings, openly mock, Overacting, Persephone, Pocahontas, Princess Tiana, Racist, Respect, sacrificed. ancestors, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, special, Sports Teams, Sugar Skull, The Book of Life, Underworld, Unique, White
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Las Cruces 2016
Las Cruces Las Cruces is the City of Crosses. It is 3,908 feet above sea level. The Rio Grande provides the Mesilla Valley with water for agriculture. It has an estimated population of 101,643. It is 56% Hispanic or Latino, … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Travel
Tagged 1988, 2011, 2016, Alamagordo, Amarillo, Arizona, Aunts, Car, Cari Vaughn, Cineport, City of Rocks, Civil War, COAS Bookstore, Dad, Dry Creek, Facebook, Farmer's Market, Fazzoli's, Finding Dori, Foothills, Gilkison Family Reunion, Grandkids, Habanero's, Heat, Hot, I-25, I-35, I-40, I-44, I-70, IHOP, Independence Day: Resurgence, Joplin, Kids, Kung Fu Panda, Las Cruces, Mall, McDonalds, Mexican Food, Mexico, Missouri, New Mexico, North, Observatory, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Orange is the New Black, Phoenix, Play Station, Pool, Radium Springs, Red Lobster, Road Trip, Rt. 66, Santa Rosa, Socorro, South, Subway, Summer, Super 8, Swim, Teshor, Texas, Theater, Traffic Jam, Tulsa, Uncles, Used Books, Vacation House, Vaughn, White Sands, Wyndam Gardens
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Origins of Oz
Origins of Oz As a child I loved reading about the land of Oz. Although unique in that it was the first truly American Fairy Tale, there appears to be more to it. I took an interest in New Age … Continue reading
Posted in Literature/Pop Culture, Lost, Movies/TV
Tagged America, Assyrian Exile, Atlantic, Atlantis, Australia, Ben Linus, California, Continent, Cyclone, Desert, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, Edgar Cayce, electromagnetic, Ev, Fairy Land, Heba, Hebrews, Henry Gale, Incas, India, Island, James Churchill, L Frank Baum, Lemuria, Lost, Madagascar, Madam Blatskvy, Magic, Mayans, Mexico, Mound Builders, Mu, New Mexico, Og, Oz, Ozma of Oz, Pacific, Phillip Sclater, San Fransisco, The Lost Tribes of Israel, The Mysterious Cities of Gold, Theosophy, Tornado
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Casilda of the Rising Moon
Casilda Once upon a time, around 1990, I read a book called Casilda of the Rising Moon by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino. I found the book at my local library. It was published in 1967. The cover intrigued me and … Continue reading
Posted in History, Literature/Pop Culture, Religion
Tagged 1966 Newbery Winner, 1967, 1990, April 9th, Canonized, Cari Gilkison, Cari Lynn Vaughn, Casilda, Castile, Catholicism, Chest Disease, Christianity, Compassion, Cystic Fibrosis, Elizabeth Borton de Trevino, Falls From A Height, Healing Springs, Italy, King Alamun, Marvin Memorial Library, Mexico, Miracles, Moorish, Muslim, Past Life, Prisoners, Queen Isabel, Rising Moon, Spain, Toledo, Visions, Zoraida
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