THE WILL TO CIVILIZE
I am beginning to believe that we, in the United States, have lost the will to civilize ourselves. Most anthropologists, and many historians, will confirm …
SAXAVORD SPACEPORT
SaxaVord spaceport on the Shetland Islands sounds a little like the next episode of the extremely popular BBC murder mystery series “Shetland”. However, SaxaVord Spaceport …
A HUGE ANCIENT CITY IN THE AMAZON
A huge ancient city in the Amazon has been found, hidden for thousands of years by lush vegetation. The discovery changes what we know about …
IMAGE OVER SUBSTANCE
The competition for public attention of image over substance has been almost completely lost in today’s political world. Image has won, hands down. The profession …
COMMUNAL SLEEPING
Until the mid-19th Century, communal sleeping was completely normal; that is, sharing a bed with friends, colleagues and even total strangers, happened all the time. …
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
Loved and hated in equal measure, Christmas pudding’s cultural and political clout have extended far beyond the dining table. It has been called a “gastronomic …
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS
The beginning of a New Year encourages many of us make New Year’s resolutions, and most of us break them in the first few hours, …
CAR BLOAT
All in all, car bloat has increased vehicle prices while making autos more destructive to human life, natural ecosystems, and pavement alike. Because the full …
QUEEN ELIZABETH II
Some time ago, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II wrote a letter to the citizens of the United States. It was never widely distributed, or implemented, …
CAR BLOAT
This is the second blog on car bloat; the story of how and why vehicle manufacturers, mainly in the US but elsewhere as well, have …