Acts chapter 17 "From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live, so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him --though indeed he is not far from each one of us." As a blind person would search or grope for something they dropped on the floor - so we too search for something we know is there but have lost. As Paul says he is not far from us and you know he exists but you need to know him better. You need to be still and know that He is God. Look around you at the world you know, at what you are familiar with that He is put into your life to enjoy.
On this day
1978 Andy, Adele and Merri came over for dinner and I had picked up Grandma to join us. Adele brought along a tape recorder and because she was interested in genealogy she got Gram talking about her childhood and life back in Scotland. Grandma and Grandpa didn't come to this country until the 40's, long after their children had come and settled. There has been some discord in our family over the tape. I am trying to forgive and forget this issue so I won't go into details. I do remember when it was played back that Grandma said that it was definitely not her speaking, she didn't believe she had that heavy a brogue.
1881 - Thomas Edison and Patrick Kenny execute a patent application for a facsimile telegraph (U.S. Pat. 479,184). Wow! was this the first fax machine??
Escalante Philippines
Music
Philippine music has evolved rapidly due to the different influences stemming from colonialism under other countries. Before the Spanish conquest of the islands, most music was reminiscent of, or heavily influenced by, nature. Some examples of this tribal music is Koyu No Tebulul of the T'boli and Ambo Hato of the Ifugao. This genre is often accompanied by gong music and one well known instrument is the Kulintang.
During the Spanish era Rondalya music, where traditional string orchestra mandolin type instruments were used, was widespread. In the Philippines, Rondalya refers to any group of stringed instruments that are played using a plectrum or pick. Filipino instruments are made from indigenous Philippine wood; plectrums, or picks, are made from tortoise-shell. Other stringed instruments composing the standard Filipino rondalla are the 14-string bandurria found only in the Philippines, the laúd, the octavina, the Twelve-string guitar, the Ukulele, the bajo de uñas or double bass, the Guitarrón mexicano, and other Filipino-made instruments modeled and developed after the guitar. Harana and Kundiman are prevalent during this time wherein these songs are often used in courtship rituals.[622]
Marcelo Adonay (organist), Simplicio Solis (organist), Diego C. Perez (pianist), Jose Conseco (pianist) and Doña Dolores Paterno (composer) were some of the recognized musicians in this era. Nowadays, American pop culture has a heavy hold on the Filipinos that evolved from the Spanish times when the American occupation happened. Along with Korean pop, these two are dominating the recent music scene in media.[623][624] However, the revival of Spanish-influence folk music has been possible thanks to the different choir groups coming in and going out of the country, such as the Philippine Madrigal Singers.[625]
Interesting!!
Enjoy the day! Make it memorable! Happy Birthday to Allison, Yehiel and Walt!
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