Playing Card Orphans
Today I Learned… In 18th century Netherlands, when poverty and desperation forced women to abandon their infants at religious and secular institutions, some would leave a play card with a note, plea or promise...
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My Television Turing Test
Time to watch television shows is a rare and precious commodity. Unlike “movie night”, adopting a series is a commitment, so I’ve become a bit ruthless… watch first episode. If that isn’t complete drek,...
Today I Learned… Hungerstein, Hunger Stones Artifacts
These artifacts are found in Germany and German settlements throughout Europe in rivers, streams and other bodies of water. Submerged so that they only appear when the water level drops to very low points,...
2018 Road Trip… The AudioBooks
Late in 2018 I took a cross-country road trip from Atlanta to Washington state by a long, meandering route across the southern United States. I love road trips, seeing the landscape change in front...
Whimsical Kitchen Accessories
It all started with that Nessie Soup Ladle way back when. The internet adored that thing and sure enough, once magically appeared among our gifts that Christmas. Since then it has been joined by...
