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Bill Petro, author and technologist.
Writes about History, Popular Culture, and Tech Trends.
Contributing writer to the books Product Management to Product Leadership: The
Advanced Use Cases
and Invitation to Church History


HISTORY OF ST JOSEPH’S DAY: WHY NOT MORE POPULAR?

March 19, 2022

HISTORY OF ST JOSEPH Today, March 19, is Saint Joseph’s Day, or the Feast of St
Joseph. It is celebrated by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Churches
worldwide. The terms feast and festival are often used interchangeably and often
refer to a religious holiday. What is the history of the holiday and Joseph
himself?…

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HISTORY OF APRIL FOOLS’ DAY

April 1, 2022

HISTORY OF APRIL FOOLS’ DAY April Fools’ Day, or All Fools’ Day, is the name
given to the custom of playing practical jokes on friends on that day or sending
them on fools’ errands. The origin of this custom has been much disputed; it is
in some way a relic of those once universal festivities…

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HISTORY OF WORLD BACKUP DAY

March 31, 2022

HISTORY OF WORLD BACKUP DAY There isn’t much history, as the first celebration
of this geek holiday was in 2011. World Backup Day is barely a decade old. But
the need is real, now more than ever before. Especially in light of this salient
fact: April Fools’ Day. March 31, the day before, is an…

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HISTORY OF THE MIDNIGHT JUSTICES: WHO APPOINTS THE SUPREME COURT?

March 25, 2022

HISTORY OF THE MIDNIGHT JUSTICES: WHO APPOINTS THE SUPREME COURT In the news
recently, you’ve seen the topic of “court-packing” related to the U.S. Supreme
Court. But is this a new thing, and what does it mean? Court-packing involves
one branch of the government proposing to change the courts’ structure by either
expanding or decreasing…

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HISTORY OF THE SPRING: WHAT IS THE VERNAL EQUINOX?

March 20, 2022

HISTORY OF THE SPRING In Colorado we have a saying, we begin the first day of
Spring in the same way we began the Fall: with snow. This symmetry is relevant
as both the beginning of Spring and Fall coincide with the Equinox. This word is
made up of two Latin root words aequus and…

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HISTORY OF ST JOSEPH’S DAY: WHY NOT MORE POPULAR?

March 19, 2022

HISTORY OF ST JOSEPH Today, March 19, is Saint Joseph’s Day, or the Feast of St
Joseph. It is celebrated by the Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran Churches
worldwide. The terms feast and festival are often used interchangeably and often
refer to a religious holiday. What is the history of the holiday and Joseph
himself?…

Read More


HISTORY OF APRIL FOOLS’ DAY

April 1, 2022

HISTORY OF APRIL FOOLS’ DAY April Fools’ Day, or All Fools’ Day, is the name
given to the custom of playing practical jokes on friends on that day or sending
them on fools’ errands. The origin of this custom has been much disputed; it is
in some way a relic of those once universal festivities…

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HISTORY OF THE HOLIDAYS

What is the history behind the holidays we celebrate, both sacred and secular?
Many of the sacred holidays in our American “Judeo-Christian” heritage have
secular associations, while many of the seemingly secular holidays actually have
religious roots. This is the back story behind our popular holidays.

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POPULAR CULTURE

Featuring reviews of movies, concerts, and theatre. I write movie reviews as
soon as I see them, which is usually the day they come out (or before). Reviews
of Star Wars and Star Trek movies, Lord of the Rings, Hobbit, and Harry Potter
films, rock and jazz concerts and theatre reviews.

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TECH TRENDS

Articles about current and future technologies and their possible implications.
Discussions about Apple iPhone and Apple Watch and innovative technologies from
other companies: social media, payment systems, personal data backup, etc.

 

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Bill Petro has been a technology sales enablement executive, with a background
in marketing and product management. He has expertise in Information Storage,
Cloud Computing, Automation, Data Center, and Social Media technologies.


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