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Yesterday I mentioned being in Ethiopia and celebrating Meskel — a holiday in commemoration of the Finding of the True Cross. I thought the True Cross might be a good topic for today…. Meskal is an annual religious Ethiopian holiday … Continue reading →

I’ve always liked hot or spicy food. One of a number of places known for spicy food is Ethiopia. Years ago, I was TDY in Addis Ababa and as luck would have it, one of my good friends was assigned … Continue reading →

I’m not sure why, but I thought of something today that I hadn’t thought about in a long time.When we Lived in Manila, in the Philippines, it was almost like living in the United States. There  was the old part … Continue reading →

I’ve talked about my favorite restaurants a few times on this blog over the years. Usually Claire and myself had similar opinions of the places we ate, and I recently came across a memento that reminded me of a particular … Continue reading →

Julius wasn’t the only famous Roman with the name Caesar .Gaius Caesar was the emperor of Rome from A.D. 37 to 41.He’s remembered as a vicious and cruel ruler, a sadist and someone that suffered from elusions of his own … Continue reading →

A few days ago President Biden indicated that he was going to have a ”come to Jesus” meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. When asked, Biden said that the expression “come to Jesus” was one that is commonly used … Continue reading →

All my life I’ve heard about people that supposedly “spontaneously combust.” I always put that in the category of old wives tales, or more recently fake news. But I ran across something interesting a few days ago that “appears” to … Continue reading →

We’ve had a couple of nice days lately and in the afternoons, I’ve spent some time reading on the patio. We live in a very nice housing development, or “village.” There are quite a few kids in the neighborhood. But … Continue reading →

While going through some of our old books to donate to a book sale, I ran across one about Robert Louis Stevenson — it contained an interesting story about his short story The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. … Continue reading →

I’ve always heard that the Titanic  was advertised as “unsinkable.” But I ran across an article the other day that indicated that the story of the ship that was billed as unsinkable going down on her maiden voyage isn’t exactly … Continue reading →