The Column of Life

We posted this in 2008~Just Sayin' Usually our Friday focus is on an event that will happen in the future. There might have a been a post or two on an event that has passed. At any rate, there is an effort to focus on high minded events with fund-raising and awareness in mind. Well, we are being a bit more frivolous this evening, but there is mention of a charity within. Anyway, last evening, Rosemary Clooney's nephew, George, was in Rome promoting his movie, Leatherheads . Supper was at Rome's Eden Hotel. In attendance, was George's very good friend, Manuele Malenotti and Renee whatshername. Included here are some interesting photos--just saying--and some historical quotes. "Humour Makes a Man Stylish" Effortlessly stylish, George Clooney mixes casual and classic in a way that makes him a star off-screen as much as on. When he launched the humanitarian aid charity, Not On Our Watch , with his Ocean's Thirteen co-stars and producer Jerry Weintraub earlier ...

The solstice started at 7:28 a.m. EDT (11:28 UTC), and at 1:16 p.m. EDT, the sun will be the highest it ever gets in the sky. People all over the Northern Hemisphere are taking advantage of the extra daylight with plenty of festivals, parties and traditions. A woman performs a personal ritual against one of the ancient stones during the annual summer solstice Stonehenge (Luke MacGregor / Reuters)The Celts & Slavs celebrated the first day of summer with dancing & bonfires to help increase the Sun's energy. The Chinese marked the day by honoring Li, the Chinese Goddess of Light. [from IB Traveler] Perhaps the oldest, notable - or most publicized - is the Pagan Festival of Litha. The Druids, an ancient religion and culture, celebrate today as the "wedding of Heaven and Earth," and it is one of the most important days in their calendar (they hold festivals eight times a year to mark stages in the solar and lunar cycles).

"The church refuses to acknowledge the hypocrisy at its heart: that it became a haven for gay priests even though it declares homosexual sex a sin, and even though it lobbies to stop gays from marrying." Read more here: "The Archbishop vs. the Governor: Gay Sera, Sera" Published: June 18, 2011 http://www10.nytimes.com/2011/06/19/opinion/19dowd.html

His name is derivative of Sunday~The Lord's Day Indeed