Hurtigruten Excursion #1: Ålesund
The first excursion selected for our northbound Hurtigruten Coastal Express was the Art Nouveau Walk in Ålesund, Norway. Ålesund is known for the art nouveau architecture during the town's reconstruction…
Piss Bucket
As seen in person at a local establishment of adequate dining ... a little difficult to see, but underneath the urinal is a bucket to catch .... piss? For the…
The Future De-Trumpization of the US
Nikita Khrushchev became First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death by executing Beria and winning the power struggle with Stalin's heir apparent, Malenkov. Politically…
Open-Water Sunset
For various reasons - mainly clouds - It wasn't until our fourth full day on Hurtigruten's northbound Coastal Express that we were wowed by the sunset. Though the picture's metadata…
You Can’t Fix Stupid
Most organizations - most competent organizations - require employees to complete a litany of wide-ranging, cover-your-ass training: ethics, sexual harassment, workplace violence, non-discrimination, safety training, blah blah blah. Most require…
Textbooks With Bias
The New Eclectic Series: Elementary Geography is an 1896 geography textbook targeting young children, likely fourth to sixth grade. The textbook is chaptered with number paragraphs which describe facts (actual…
1896 British America
The 1896 textbook The New Eclectic Series: Elementary Geography includes a map of British America - Canada - as defined by the British North America Act, 1867 which created the…
Correction Respectfully Requested
This map is displayed about halfway through the documentary Chernobyl: Secrets, Lies and the Untold Truths. Can you spot anything interesting? The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred in 1986, therefore the…
Religion In Schools
I was not brought within any religious faith and have maintained my atheism into adulthood, which is not unusual in my family: My parents were not religious during their marriage,…
The Athens Acropolis and Museum
My Wow, I'm in Athens! moment came quickly after my arrival. After my driver picked me up at the airport and drove me to the hotel, I checked in and…