First, Mom checks 3 books on electricity out of the library, then the kids make models of light
bulbs, read a biography of Thomas Edison, and do a skit based on his life. Next, everyone
studies the history of lighting methods, wrapping up with dipping their own candles. Next,
everyone takes a trip to the store where they compare types of light bulbs, as well as prices,
and figure out how much change they'll get if they buy 2 bulbs for $1.99 and pay with a five
dollar bill. On the way home, a discussion develops over the history of money and also
Abraham Lincoln, as his picture is on the five dollar bill. Finally, after building a homemade
ladder out of branches dragged from the woods, the light bulb is installed. And, there is
light!
I didn't make our local Tea Party , but it pulled hundreds of people as well... Tea, anyone? from Father Hollywood by Father Hollywood Like hundreds of thousands of other Americans, the Hollywoods enjoyed a tea party this past Wednesday. "Tea party" (wink wink). Nothing subversive about sipping a little Darjeeling, eh wot? Nothing to see here, Miss Napolitano. Anyway, our local festivities were held at Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie. There were literally thousands of people crammed into the neutral ground (though on that day, the ground was anything but...), as cars and trucks poured by the busy boulevard laing on their horns in support. Here are pictures. And like every such gathering in our environs, there was even a brass band and an improptu "second line" parade. It was a "party" after all. But it was a party with a serious reason. The crowds were so overwhelming that it was hard to hear the speakers, and unfortunately, we did have a fe...
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