Category Archives: Interests
The Marsh Arabs of Mesopotamia – Roads & Kingdoms
Another chance to know your world and the folks in it.
I read Rory Stewart’s Prince of the Marshes years ago about the same folks. Nice to hear about them again, but I wish life had improved.
Counter Stories: The ‘Hidden Figures’ of history | Minnesota Public Radio News
If you have seen the movie or, even better, read the book, give this a listen.
Thank me later.
United Monsters of America | Big Think
A little bit of myth and geography for your walls.
Top 10 Tech Security Basics Every Person Should Follow
Good advise for staying secure.
Templeborough Roman fort – HeritageDaily – Heritage & Archaeology News
This render is all that remains of an old Roman fort, torn down so that a steel mill could be expanded.
Sometimes humans are the worst.
Fidel Castro and Cuban baseball – News from Al Jazeera
Fidel is dead. His legacy remains. The murders, the doctors sent to all corners. The good and the bad.
Oh, and the baseball.
Sinclair Lewis’ ‘It Can’t Happen Here’ becomes a bestseller after Trump’s win | Minnesota Public Radio News
I guess I had an inkling since I cracked this open awhile back.
The Greatest Night in Chicago as Cubs become World Series Champions
The view from Chicago.
