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”
Category: History
“Politics…The Art…Of The Possible” (With All Respect to Otto von Bismarck)
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)”
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”
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