Irreverent musings and malarkey from a disillusioned dilettante
But first, did you know that during the civil war, union wives back home would scrape their linens for lint then send that lint to the front lines to be used as bandages? Nuts. “As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are... Continue Reading →
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Some random stuff for your amusement: Who here likes ghost towns? One of the neatest I have visited – long ago in my salad days – is St. Elmo, Colorado. Very pretty drive through steep canyons (take route 292 from 285 in the east) and the town is super cute. Photo from the Wikipedia article... Continue Reading →
No? None? Not yet? How much will it cost to get Eminem or the Island Boys to go on a live, nationally broadcasted fundraiser for the victims? How much to get him/them to go off script and proclaim “Handsy Joe doesn’t care about white people”? I’m just asking questions. Man. #followthemoney #dontforgethunterslaptop
whatupwheremyWASPsattttttt?!?! Some quick and dirty today so let's get crackin': Ever wonder what doing acid/LSD is like? I wouldn't know. But what I can tell you is that this video titled "LSD Trip Simulation Replication" on YouTube 100% nails the visual experience. From what I hear. Have you ever wanted to spend an hour watching... Continue Reading →
A lot of people know that 15th President James Buchanan likely had a gay sex relationship (do they still call it that?) with 13th Vice President William R. King. They lived together for something like 10 years while in D.C. But did you know that Andrew Jackson routinely referred to them as “Miss Nancy” and... Continue Reading →
Some random junk for your Tuesday evening: Have you ever seen the 50-70 foot long concrete arrows that crisscross the country? They were used by USPS pilots flying across the country overnight in the 1920s and early 1930s before the advancements in radar technology. Check out this 3 minute YouTube video on it! Looking for... Continue Reading →
Today's song of the day is a fun one. It's Mundian To Bach Ke by Panjabi MC. Solid stuff, right? Really, really catchy. In other non-news news, I found these two short historical documentaries on plantation life in the Southern U.S. interesting. You won't learn a whole lot but a fair amount of mid 20th... Continue Reading →
Like interesting and nerdy stuff? Here you go: Here's a nice article titled Seti: why extraterrestrial intelligence is more likely to be artificial than biological. Did you know that our Milky Way is going to collide with another galaxy in the future? It's the Andromeda–Milky Way collision and here is the Wikipedia on it. Who... Continue Reading →
It's fast paced, but for anyone who is interested in a quick summary of the rise and fall of Rome, check out this 20 minute YouTube video titled Ancient Rome in 20 minutes. Enjoy!
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