Our Rival China and its Leader
Map copyright at EU. Can be used if attributed. China is the world’s third largest country in the world in area at 3,700,000 square miles. It is also the second …
Our Neighbor Mexico and its New President
Mexico, our neighbor to the south, is shaped like a rough triangle and is comprised of 32 states. It is 1,850 miles long and as of 2022 had a population …
Memorial Day Heroes Around the Zodiac
Memorial Day Heroes Around the Zodiac I ‘listed at home for a Lancer Oh, who would not sleep with the brave? I ‘listed at home for a Lancer To ride …
Charles Proteus Steinmetz: The Hunchback Who was a S.T.E.M. Genius
“All creatures great and small; the Lord God made them all.” The dispensation of human gifts and deficits seems to be the province of fate, chance, the odds of probability, …
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Chief Justice John Roberts: A Fair Play Poseur?
Chief Justice Roberts says he can be fair and impartial. I do not think so. A conservative judge tilts right, a liberal one left. Let’s look at just one case. …
Jack LaLanne and the Dawn of the Fitness and Health Craze
Publicity photo of Jack LaLanne taken in 1961 by Cliff Riddle in Hollywood. “I can never die. That would ruin my image.” “Dying is easy. Living is a pain in …
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Southern Cooking and Two Chefs
Photo was taken by Jeffrey W. and is of Gumbo, a dish that originated in Louisiana in the 18th Century. Like most regional cuisine that of our South depended on …
HOW WE CAME TO BE
Inventors and Inventions that Made our Modern World “Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.” –Thomas Alva Edison “Mater artium necessitas.” (The mother of invention is necessity) — William …
Lists of Firsts and Most in Aviation and Sports
The photo is of Cliff Young and shows the Aquarian’s typical friendliness. Image credit goes to Vasilijem 113-12. It was taken from an article in earthlymission.com by Vilmos Molnar published …
Comedians and Their Funniest Jokes
Everyone needs a good laugh. Lincoln read amusing stories to his cabinet to relieve stress during the Civil War. Once a man asked about an associate’s credit. Abe replied, “He …