Tag: Weekend

An Apple a Day

According to legend on this day in 1307 William Tell shot an apple off his son’s head. As the story goes Tell was arrested for refusing to bow in respect to the hat that the newly appointed Austrian Vogt (apparently mayor or overseer) Albrecht Gessler had placed on a pole. Gessler then commanded Tell to …

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Step by Step

True life is lived when tiny changes occur. – Russian author and playwright, Leo Tolstoy, was born on this day in 1829 (died 1910) Nothing has the potential to ruin your great Friday blog post more than searching for your favorite quote from your favorite Russian author only to find that you had the wrong …

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