Ennead En-ne-ad Noun Any group of nine The ancient Greeks and Egyptians believed that nine was a sacred number and would organize their Gods into enneads. This one comes into use around 1550 and comes from the Greek word for nine, ennea.
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Welcome to Montana!
by Betsey Ellis •
I know you are expecting me to say something about “Big Sky Country”, but that is just sort of what they settled on. It could have just as easily been “Big Bird Country”. For example, did you know that just north of Missoula there exists the largest nesting community of the common loon in the…
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SHOW ME
by Betsey Ellis •
Yes, our march through the M’s continues and its time to hit the Show Me state, Missouri. The State got the nickname in 1899 when US Congressman Willard Duncan Vandiver (now there’s a name for you) said on the House floor, “For thy eloquence neither convinces nor satisfies me. I am from Missouri. You are…
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MISSISSIPPI ON MY MIND
by Betsey Ellis •
I don’t know about you, but when I think of exotic and interesting places in this wonderful country to visit, Mississippi is not on the top of the list. But in doing my research for this article, I found that I probably suffer from a chronic problem that those that grew up in the general…
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Minnesota – Land of …Wait. There Must be More than The Mall of America Here…
by Betsey Ellis •
Yeah, it’s taken a long time to get Minnesota written up, I admit it. But then again Minnesota took a long time to become Minnesota. On May 11, 1858 Minnesota became the 38th State, but they took their own sweet time before adopting a State flag. The flag (which is rather dull to…
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Has Hugh Jackman Ever Visited the Wolverine State?
by Betsey Ellis •
Let’s get the really mundane stuff out of the way off the top. Michigan became the 26th State on January 26, 1837. The original capitol was Detroit, but it was moved to Lansing in 1847 to provide better defense against the British in nearby Canada. I am not quite sure why this was an issue…