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)”
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Last Night, My Husband Played “Doctor” With Me…
After getting home from our trivia game last night, my husband decided to be a bit bossy, and he ordered me to: Eat a clove of raw… Read more “Last Night, My Husband Played “Doctor” With Me…”
Weird Time Machine Fantasy I Have Involving…T.S. Eliot!
Poet T.S. Eliot What do I have to say about T.S. Eliot? Very, very talented guy! Nobel Prize winner, best known for works including The Waste Land,… Read more “Weird Time Machine Fantasy I Have Involving…T.S. Eliot!”
Michigan Counties – What’s In a Name?
Once, while on a camping trip, I was sitting in my car. My husband wasn’t quite done with getting his beauty sleep, and while I was doing… Read more “Michigan Counties – What’s In a Name?”
Fact Du Jour – September 11, 2019 – Ground Zero’s Rescue Dogs (TRIGGER WARNING)
Editor’s note: This post may contain potentially tear-jerking material. Do not read if you have a tendency to lose your emotional composure when reading heartbreaking stories involving… Read more “Fact Du Jour – September 11, 2019 – Ground Zero’s Rescue Dogs (TRIGGER WARNING)”
Fact Du Jour – September 10, 2019 – Fordlandia – Henry Ford’s Abandoned Rubber City
Fordlandîa, located deep in the Amazon rain forest in Brazil, was operational between 1928 and 1934. In the 1920s, automaker Henry Ford wanted to build a “colony”… Read more “Fact Du Jour – September 10, 2019 – Fordlandia – Henry Ford’s Abandoned Rubber City”
Fact Du Jour – September 7, 2019 – Tasmania – Former Penal Colony
The Australian state of Tasmania, formerly called Van Diemen’s Land, was the former site of the Port Arthur prison facility, which is an open-air museum today. It… Read more “Fact Du Jour – September 7, 2019 – Tasmania – Former Penal Colony”
Fact Du Jour – September 3, 2019 – Presidents Who Served in the U.S. Civil War
William McKinley was the last U.S. president to be a veteran of the U.S. Civil War. Other U.S. presidents who were U.S. Civil War veterans were Ulysses… Read more “Fact Du Jour – September 3, 2019 – Presidents Who Served in the U.S. Civil War”
Fact Du Jour – August 25, 2019 – German POWs in Michigan During WW2
One of my own female relatives served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War 2. She worked at a German POW camp, at Fort Custer near… Read more “Fact Du Jour – August 25, 2019 – German POWs in Michigan During WW2”
You Might Be A History/Presidents Nerd If…
You learn a friend will be visiting Vermont for a dog show and you send them links to historic sites for birthplaces for Chester Arthur -and Calvin … Read more “You Might Be A History/Presidents Nerd If…”
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