It's Mardi Gras! (Or Carnival!) Hope you didn't gulp down too many drinks, it's trivia time.

1. Mardi Gras happens the day before what other holiday?

2. What does Mardi Gras mean in French?

3. What are the three Mardi Gras colors?

4. What is Mardi Gras known as on the Christian calendar?

5. What year was the first document Mardi Gras parade?

Harnessing the sun's rays for optimal cost-effectiveness, appeal and design pushes university teams across the country to construct a solar-powered house with the best technology in the world. This has happened biennially since 2002 through the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon challenge.

In 2013, 20 more teams will take on the challenge of creating a solar-powered home in Orange County Great Park in Irvine, Calif. But the competition is getting tougher, double the applications were sent in this year. . . .

Many years ago, my mom was born. How old is she you ask? 46 to be exact. I am sure you wanted me to share that with the world, but HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Mom, regardless.

In case you were wondering, she wasn't the only thing that happened on this earth on this day in history. In 1847, 45 of the original 89 members of the Donner party were rescued in California. Alcoholic beverages of all varieties were first prohibited in Kansas in 1881. Thomas Edison got a patent for the phonograph in 1878. And just two year ago, Tiger Woods admitted to infidelity and was off to get therapy for it. . . .

ABCinema from Evan Seitz on Vimeo.

Test your movie knowledge by watching the above video. Ho many can you guess?

Entranced by the hypnotic progression through the alphabet, I found it hard to recognize each movie. I hit on a few, such as the Lord of the Rings, Inception and Jurassic Park, but definitely didn't get them all. . . .

Finally, I found my photos printed in the Lincoln Journal Star. I have been taking photos for them for more than six months, but I never know when they will be published. Luckily, a co-worker picked up the paper, read my name and emailed me.

Now I know they don't just end up on the Internet for use, even though that is great, too. You can check out all of the photo I took for the Lied Center's Crystal Gala Black and White Ball on the Community Matters page. . . .