RUNES
Runic inscriptions, “Runes”, from the Viking Age, still turn up in Sweden 1,000 years after they were written. They reveal fascinating stories of love, loss …
BLOUGE
I just read an article in the Economist that was devoted to a new discussion in the wine industry centered on “Blouge” wine, which I …
ABBEY LIBRARY OF ST. GALLEN
The Abbey Library of St. Gallen, In eastern Switzerland, is a Baroque hall of globes, manuscripts and curiosities that has survived, improbably, for 1,300 years. …
DAVID FRENCH
I thought this thoughtful analysis by journalist David French was worth re-publishing. “It’s important to know exactly what is happening in our country. President …
THE SAVE ACT
The contents of this blog, taken from a published article, should be broadcast as widely as possible because the knowledge it contains is essential for …
NO
I had never heard this true story, which is about one man saying “NO” during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis and, literally, saving the world. …
MUSHROOM
Every year, doctors at a hospital in the Yunnan Province of China brace themselves for an influx of people with an unusual complaint, all related …
BROWN SHIRTS
The events in Minneapolis last week, and a book I am presently reading by Heather Cox-Richardson called “Democracy Awakening”, prompted me to write this blog, …
DISBAND
In this blog, I will float the idea that the United States should totally disband both major political parties, Democratic and Republican. The only …
HELLO
It’s been 200 years since the word “hello” was first used in print, though its beginnings date back to the 15th Century. This article investigates …