Executive Room With Balcony
My wife and I booked a room at the Grand Hotel Portorož for talks I was presenting at JCON Slovenia in Portorož, Slovenia. Very excited upon our arrival in Portorož,…
Free Territory of Tireste
After World War II, Trieste, Italy was de jure was an independent and diplomatically-recognized state, The Free Territory of Trieste, but, due to Soviet intransigence in agreeing to any civilian…
How To Confuse Your Viewing Audience
Only ten days into the WNBA season and I've already watched games on: ABC Amazon Prime Ion Television NBC USA Network VictoryPlus I'll also be able to watch future games…
Meandering Thoughts #65
Would the Washington Senators had won the 1924 World Series or the Pittsburgh Pirates the 1960 World Series if major league infields were as meticulously maintained as today? Would Walter…
(Almost) Free Gasoline!
We've noticed this on multiple drives through Grantsburg, WI: gas priced at just under 1¢/gallon! With war-induced inflation seeing prices approaching $5/gallon, this is definitely unexpected! My wife believes it's…
Biking From Keuekenhof
You are spending the better part of a (hopefully) gorgeous afternoon walking the impeccably-manicured grounds of Keukenhof: enjoying the plethora of tulips and flowers, ascending the windmill to get views…
Book Review: The Transylvania Trilogy
The Transylvania Trilogy, or Erdélyi történet in Hungarian, is, at its essence, a romance novel: boy (Bálint Abády) grows up with girl (Adrienne Uzdy); girl enters loveless marriage; boy expresses…
Forum Groningen
Groningen is the largest city in northern Netherlands, the sixth largest in the Netherlands, and the province capital. Today it's home for two major university with an estimated 25% of…
Book Review: Swastika Night
Swastika Night is yet another World War II alternative history where the Axis Powers - Nazi Germany and the Japanese Empire - defeat the Allies and now occupy the defeated…
“Chicken Are Decent People”
This sign reminded me of a George Carlin riff from his 1996 Back In Town HBO show: Here’s another question I have. How come when it’s us, it’s an abortion,…