Memories of Mom #1
For April Fools' Day, my first grade teacher at PS 20 Brooklyn, Mrs. Fox, to prank our mothers by saying There's a hole in your panty hose. April Fools! Being…
Random Learning #52
The Defence of the Realm Act was enacted by the United Kingdom parliament days after World War I started and granted the government extraordinary wartime emergency powers. Expanded throughout the…
Favorite Time of the Year!
Not Christmas, with the obligatory gift-giving, but post-Christmas where a sense of normality returns. Yes, I'm a true Grinch, but unlike the Dr. Seuss character my heart has not grown…
Foodie #9
After the St. Clair Broiler closed in 2017, the space was leased by Tono Pizzeria + Cheesesteak. Their Snelling/St. Clair location, adjacent to the Macalester College campus, seems ideal for…
Cool Photos #7
After entering the Alte Nationalgalerie and purchasing your tickets, you ascend the stairs to the first floor where the exhibits are. On the landing to the right is an exterior…
Deciding When To Die
Today, the United Kingdom House of Commons legalized assisted dying, also known as assisted suicide in the United States. Assisted suicide is legal in other countries and in ten US…
Random Learnings #51
Though evidence is inconclusive and reasoning disputed, Khrushchev may have proposed that the Kaliningrad enclave become part of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic. The Lithuanian leader Sniečkus declined because over…
Random Learnings #50
Sovetsk, Russia is part of the Kalingrad enclave, physically separated from mainland Russia. It's even further separated from mainland Russia as planes can no longer fly over the Baltics but…
Record Store Coolness
I assume that Revival Records isn't the first album/music store to emulate Led Zepplin's In Through The Outdoor, but it's a first for me. This album had different album covers,…
Geeky License Plate
A person after my own heart. Black license plates in Minnesota were only introduced in January, so gotta wonder how s/he got such an obvious plate. Go Geek!