History Will Teach us Nothing

Latest Cabin Adventure – Orchard Beach State Park (Manistee, MI) – A View So Wonderful Everybody Wants Some! And Your Picnic Table, Too!

If you allow a “seasoned” camper to blather on long enough about their various adventures, sooner or later the phrase “camper courtesy” will come up. It can… Read more “Latest Cabin Adventure – Orchard Beach State Park (Manistee, MI) – A View So Wonderful Everybody Wants Some! And Your Picnic Table, Too!”

I was sitting outside in a bar last night with my husband and we started talking about…astronomy! I don’t know exactly how the conversation got started, but… Read more “When Bar Conversations Turn To…Pliny The Elder (Not The Pliny The Elder Beer)”

I’ve been attempting to delve into learning strange facts about U.S. presidents in conjunction with also writing a “jig” style song with a line about each president.… Read more “I Was Today Years Old When I Learned That Andrew Johnson Made His Own Suits…And About “Billy Possum!””

I was today years old when I learned that U.S. President Chester A. Arthur had a wife whom was…quite lovely! I know that there MUST be a… Read more “I Was Today Years Old When I Learned…”

Here are the questions from our recent ill-fated attempt to play a world history themed trivia game (I did not expect us to do too well). My… Read more “Trivia Recap – World History Theme – Virtual/Streaming – July 9, 2020”

Just started watching History Channel series about Ulysses S. Grant! Let’s see…U.S Civil War, men in uniform, drama, battles and beards, beards, beards! Only thing missing is… Read more “I’m In History Heaven! Grant Series On History Channel😊”

Not really much to report today…it marks the ninth day my husband and I have been “self quarantining,” thanks to a wildly contagious virus out there virus… Read more “Quarantine Day 9 Update – Tuesday, March 24, 2020”

If Otto von Bismarck were alive today, I believe he would be a dominant force in social media. He would have millions of Twitter followers, would have… Read more ““Politics…The Art…Of The Possible” (With All Respect to Otto von Bismarck)”

I had to call off work today because I reignited an “old ankle injury” last night while on a mundane walk in a parking lot. I…failed my… Read more “I’m Not Perky…But I Want To Be! Also Random Thoughts About Czars, Inbreeding, The Periodic Table, Etc…”