Daily Archives: June 21, 2020

Another blog that I follow and recommend, especially for art admirers and historians.

You’ve all heard of the story of France’s national heroine, nicknamed ‘The maid of Orleans’ and how she rode at the head of the uncrowned Charles …

History Painting: ‘Capture of Joan of Arc’ by Adolf-Alexander Dillens, circa 1850.

By Jon Kauffman 13 “Thou shalt not kill.” Exodus 20:13 KJV Over the years when I have asked many people why they think violence by Christians is …

Who is God? Thou shalt not kill.

Non-Violent Christians is another blog that I recommend. Always thought provoking.

Chers amis, Je suis désolé de vous dire que nous ne sommes pas en Normandie… mais à la maison. Nous sommes bien et en sécurité, pas de problème avec …

Jacky nous écrit… Pierre Lagace is a French blogger I follow. I know enough French to read it pretty well, but if you don’t you can always use Google Translate or open in Chrome which provides a translation option. Most deals with military history, and he occasionally posts in English. His purpose is to remember the fallen. 

With all that is in the news recently I thought it would be an opportune moment to write about Fen Court which is one of my favourite spaces in …

Fen Court Garden and the Abolition of Slavery

I totally recommend Stephen Liddell’s blog. He is English and much of what he writes deals with English history, and architecture.

Originally posted on the way of improvement leads home: For those unfamiliar, Der Spiegel is a weekly German news magazine.  According to Wikipedia, …

What the Largest News Magazine in Europe is Saying About the United States President. Another blog I follow and recommend. She offers life experiences and share good links to current events, often from newspapers and magazines in Europe.,

Originally posted on e-Quips: Like to dream, yes, yes Right between the sound machine On a cloud of sound, I drift in the night Any place it goes is …

Shipping Them Home at the End of WWII

If you like the obscure parts of Military History, and want to know more about little known aspects of the end of the Pacific War and after, I strongly recommend Greg Cox’s Pacific Paratrooper blog. He is consistently good in presenting the history, especially at the individual and unit level. If you are interested, his is a good blog to follow.

By Robert A. Vella Shortly after the White House and Department of Justice filed lawsuits to prevent former National Security Advisor John Bolton …

Bolton nukes Trump, SCOTUS upholds DACA, Atlanta cops charged, pandemic and int’l news

If you want a good blog to follow I recommend Robert Vella’s. Very insightful and worth the read.

For those of you under fifty, the above cartoon references the famous photograph from 1967 by Bernie Boston of the Washington Star.

Flower Power!

This is what I was referring to in my last reboot of Over the Hedge. I recommend the comic which can be found on gocomics.com as well as the blog.

Tonight’s song has the distinction of being the first posthumous number one hit in American music history.   Otis Redding died in a plane crash on …

♫ (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay ♫.

I highly recommend Jill’s blog which deals mostly with music, as well as some social and political commentary. But this song always reminds me of visiting San Francisco Bay as a kid and any time that I go home.