Alan
Sometimes you're living happily ever after and you don't even realize it.
Upper Crust
Back in the day, those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of it to leach onto...
Ocean Beat: featuring Tomas Skyldeberg
Some days I'll sit in the office on my computer and just listen. One of my recurring favorites is Tomas Skyldeberg.
The video here was...
Charlotte Elliot (a short history)
Charlotte Elliott was an English poet, hymn writer, and editor. She is best known by two hymns, "Just As I Am" and "Thy will...
George Orwell (a short history)
"It's frightful that people who are so ignorant should have so much influence."
George Orwell (Eric Arthur Blair's pen name) was an English writer, essayist...
Anthropologist Margaret Mead
Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture.
The...