Lady Sunday
Bio
I'm a self-publishing author of fiction and I love to research and write creative non-fiction.
Stories (60/0)
The Investopedia Simulator
In the beginning of April, after WNY was slammed with snow, I discovered that Investopedia has a simulator that teaches those who are willing to learn, how to trade in the stock market. Usually I use MarketWatch or TD Ameritrade to look at stock performances. Excited about finding a game for stock trading, I was happy I didn't have to download the App to my already over-filled phone in order to play the Investopedia simulator!
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Trader
The Ant People
The Anasazi Indians are a mysterious group of people that used to dwell in caves in an area now known as the "Four Corners" during the Archaic Period. Anasazi means "Ancient Enemy" by the Navajo, who now prefer to call them "Ancient Ones." Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah all converge at the "Four Corners," and Archaeologists have been investigating the homes of the "cliff-dwellers" since its discovery in 1888. Part of this area is in Mesa Verde National Park, Arizona. "Mesa Verde" means "green table." Have you read my article on the Grand Canyon & Ancient Mythology? In the late 13th Century, the Anasazi started to build their homes into the cliffs. Archaeologists believe it was for protection and to better defend themselves against enemies. After about only 30 years, during the 14th Century, they began to seal the doorways and abandon their cliff homes to never return.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Futurism
DIY Handcrafted Soap
Last summer, I found myself with a new hobby: handcrafted soap making! My nights were spent saving ideas to my laptop, while I perused the online stores. I looked through inventory of wholesalers who sold organic ingredients in bulk for crafty people like me. I wanted my end product to be as eco-friendly, natural, and as pretty as possible! Most importantly, I wanted my soaps to be moisturizing.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Lifehack
Bullying
The recent suicide of a 7th Grader at Jackson Memorial Middle School in Stark County, Ohio didn’t get the same coverage that the shooting on Valentine’s Day at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida received. Both incidents are tragic. Their families and communities are beyond repair. And that is an understatement.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Psyche
Pluto in Capricorn
Dante Alighieri, in his 14th Century play The Divine Comedy, immortalized Italian Astronomer Guido Bonatti, who served as advisor to Frederick II, The Holy Roman Emperor. In Dante's Inferno, the 8th circle of Hell is a place where those who would divine the future have their heads turned around. This ironic, eternal punishment forces those damned to the 8th circle, to look always backwards, instead of forwards. Galileo Galilei overturned the old Astrological order during the Renaissance, with his use of Astronomical Observations, and Horoscopes. The 17th Century practice of using Astrology and Astronomy became distinctly separate. Astronomy became a science. Astrology was considered a form of divination, and became an art. The old Astrology used by the Babylonians no longer existed. The separation of the two sciences helped drive the development of Astronomy.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Futurism
See You Later, President Obama
This past weekend, I followed the changing of our Nation’s leaders on YouTube. Barack Obama and family leaving the White House, while Trump and family moved into the White House. I watched sadly, as Obama waved and then turned to walk into the plane. I shed a few tears. Then I went out, and got a little drunk as well. He had made history. I had loved him as our President. I didn't feel as though it was just President Barack Obama, but First Lady Michelle Obama, a poised and beautiful black woman, who was intelligent and possessed a sense of humor, and their family, had represented our country perfectly.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in The Swamp
Grand Canyon & Ancient Mythology
Grand Canyon & Ancient Mythology The Grand Canyon in Arizona has long been a source of beautiful mystery. The age of this stunning site has been a debate for about 140 years among scientists. It is estimated to be around 80 million years old, when the sea was last present there. As recently as 2012, studies of its age have broken down segments of it into five parts. Each segment was then analyzed to see how long ago each took to be carved. Only two segments, Marble Canyon and Western Grand Canyon, are less than 6 million years old. Hurricane Canyon is aged at approximately 70 million years, and the Eastern Grand Canyon is aged about 25 million years. The Colorado River first emerged from the Rocky Mountains about 11 million years ago, according to river sediment found. Where the river flowed before the Grand Canyon, and how exactly it began to flow there, are still mysteries among Geologists. They all agree that 6 million years ago, the Colorado River began carving its path through the segments, linking them together to form the Grand Canyon. Just that portion of its journey is 277 miles long. The Colorado River begins in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, and it stretches 1,450 miles, to the Gulf of California. The Grand Canyon is so huge, there is a completely different weather condition at the top, than at the bottom. Canyon rock on the bottom has been dated to 1.8 billion years old.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Wander
A DIY Mirror Guide
Mirrors are made from a smooth, polished surface that reflects light. Usually a mirror is made of a sheet of glass that has one side coated in aluminum, silver, or gold. That side is then painted, or covered with any solid material, so the reflected image can then be viewed.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Lifehack
The Black Knight Satellite
The history of the Black Knight Satellite, an object orbiting our planet in polar orbit, should not be so controversial. Polar orbit is an orbit that goes in the opposite direction that our planet naturally revolves. This polar orbit has been used for surveillance, and neither The United States or Russia had capabilities of launching satellites into that orbit when the Black Knight Satellite was supposedly discovered in 1954.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Futurism
Where Did America Get Her Name?
Where America got her name: In researching where America got her name, I came upon some interesting facts. One site with some interesting reading was the University of Huston. It even showed an interesting picture of the two routes Amerigo Vespucci made in 1499. Vespucci, who was an Italian merchant employed by the Medici’s of Italy (who helped Columbus prepare for his third voyage), sailed and explored South America, after Columbus had sailed his second voyage. During his explorations, as he was also a Navigator like Columbus, he had measured the Earth’s circumference to within just 50 miles and had also made improvements to navigational techniques. Amerigo Vespucci’s second voyage was the exploration that was historical. He followed the coast of South America down and realized it was NOT India, but a new continent entirely.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Futurism
The Jack O' Lantern Legend
Where did Jack O' Lanterns get started? The long held tradition of carving Jack-O-Lanterns from pumpkin shells, originated from the Irish Folktale about an ole Irishman. Nicknamed 'Stingy Jack', he was sentenced to walk for eternity with a lighted coal flame to light his way. For whatever reason, one night Jack invited the devil for a drink. Then he convinced the devil to transform into a gold coin, to pay for their drinks. Instead of paying for the drinks, he pocketed the devil, deciding to use his gold coin for later. Keeping the gold devil-coin alongside a small silver cross in his pocket, Stingy Jack prevented the devil from transforming back into himself.
By Lady Sunday6 years ago in Horror