tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post1635036488379554833..comments2023-12-21T01:45:16.323-05:00Comments on Bostonmaggie: Take a MinuteBostonMaggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-51047680007560022182009-10-19T21:08:49.304-05:002009-10-19T21:08:49.304-05:00Interesting, dear Maggie. I looked up the info be...Interesting, dear Maggie. I looked up the info because I always understood that St. Brendan was here first.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02758c.htm" rel="nofollow"><i>The Catholic Encyclopedia</i></a> comments <i>there is no historical proof of this journey.</i> According to Wiki, <i>there is no historical proof of this journey. If it happened, this would have occurred sometime between 512-530 AD, before his travel to the island of Great Britain. </i>.<br /><br />I also think St. Brendan was the first European in America, but there's no definitive proof of his voyage to North America. Being the consummate diplomat, I will celebrate Leif Ericsson and St. Brendon Day together.<br /><br />8^)Stella by Starlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385761338190877425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-24785967481776641482009-10-12T19:38:24.863-05:002009-10-12T19:38:24.863-05:00That's a great link Stella, I put it up on Twi...That's a great link Stella, I put it up on Twitter with a bunch of other sites.<br /><br />Mrs.K will tell you that for us, first and foremost, October 9th is my Dad/Uncle Frank's birhtday, lol.<br /><br />And everyone knows that America wasn't discovered by Columbus or Erikson....it was Saint Brendan!BostonMaggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298341600851300309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-62940753868456964082009-10-12T19:02:09.761-05:002009-10-12T19:02:09.761-05:00I, too, am stunned that this event happened nine y...I, too, am stunned that this event happened nine years ago. I don't know if you dug far enough through the links to see the U.S. Navy's <a href="http://www.cole.navy.mil/Site%20Pages/Memorial.aspx" rel="nofollow">U.S.S. Cole</a> Memorial. To see this sobering site and become cognizant, thanks to your post, of the passing years leaves me speechless and reflective of that terrible tragedy.<br /><br />BTW: Happy <b>Leif Erikson Day</b> (belated): "Leif Erikson Day is an American observance occurring on October 9. It honors Leif Ericson (Leifr EirĂksson), who brought the first Europeans known to have set foot in North America."<br /><br />Now, seriously, how could the all-knowing, venerable Maggie make such an error?Stella by Starlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16385761338190877425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10193821.post-73251857052189077072009-10-12T14:00:25.114-05:002009-10-12T14:00:25.114-05:00Can't believe 9 years have passed...Can't believe 9 years have passed...Mrs. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00638794988711212354noreply@blogger.com