. . . ! ~ 30 years ago today

Denial of Holocaust Law, 5746-1986 A person who, in writing or by word of mouth, publishes any statement denying . . . the acts committed in the period of the Nazi regime .… Continue reading →

26 miles of grass in the ocean

“Lifesaving is why we were there, of course. Thirty three ships wrecked while father was superintendent. Some people drowned but we saved most of them. They stayed next door in the Sailor’s Home… Continue reading →

Earth, a love story

On a warm morning in August Christopher Columbus launched several ships with some others in order to find Japan, because he knew it was over there somewhere. Maybe all sailors of old inherently… Continue reading →

astronaut

Neil Armstrong didn’t dream of becoming an astronaut. That career didn’t exist when he was a boy. He was going to be a test pilot but he just kept going. He kept improving… Continue reading →

connection – a simple look at whats been lost

There is one universal truth for all people: everyone suffers. Suffering comes from the death of a loved one, a broken heart, a dysfunctional childhood, an abusive childhood, verbal abuse, rejection by your peers,… Continue reading →

The siege of Delhi, 1857

A brief first hand account of the effects of war on a man, by the man who ordered the siege of Delhi; also known as the First War of Indian Independence (which the… Continue reading →

the accurate prediction of the end of times

In the final fatal battle with the wolf the vikings predicted the death of their gods. And therein lies the clue to interpreting the prophesies of the end of the world ~ Odin,… Continue reading →

One small motivation for man, one giant leap for mankind

In 1969, when Neil Armstrong took a “small step” on the moon, the decade was an ocean of trouble for the United States. The sixties hosted three assassinations: two Kennedy brothers, and Martin Luther… Continue reading →

On this day in history – The Apollo 11 flight plan to the moon

The cold war between Russia and America was in full bloom and two events were on the calendar for both countries. A walk on the moon and the Cuban missile crisis; which was… Continue reading →

War on drugs – Part IV – Richard Nixon, the Constitution, and the Shafer Report

“I want a Goddamn strong statement about marijuana. Can I get that out of this son of a bitching Domestic Council? . . I mean one on marijuana that just tears the ass… Continue reading →

Christopher Columbus and the North Star

The sun and stars are the oldest clocks in the world, for those who know how to use them, and for sailors they are maps in the sky. Columbus found the Caribbean (while looking… Continue reading →

Plagiarism – a new and profitable idea whose time has come ~ Tic Toc

In 1965 Harlan Ellison wrote Repent Harlequin in 6 hours. It won the Hugo and Nebula awards. Some say it’s one of the best short stories ever written. The list of competition, if… Continue reading →

did world war II serve a higher purpose? Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro – the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Today in history. 49 years ago… On October 14th, 1962 an American Air Force pilot flew a U-2 plane over Cuba to take a few photographs of life in a Caribbean country controlled… Continue reading →

what is “normal”? Ten lost lessons from a non-fiction novelist

  In this post we’ll take a look far into a past which most of us have forgotten – what normal is. Our basic understanding of this was lost simply because, step by… Continue reading →

Kurt Vonnegut, World War II and a tale of three cities

“When I was a younger man – two wives ago, 250,000 cigarettes ago, 3,000 quarts of booze ago… When I was a much younger man, I began to collect material for a book… Continue reading →

the last lift off of Atlantis

Last week was the last landing for the space shuttle Atlantis. With no more shuttle launches to come here’s a look at lift offs and space walks of yesterday.                                   Trivia question: How much… Continue reading →

religion and reality – part I – God and Galileo

 Galileo Galilei was born in Pisa, Italy. One day it came to his attention that there was a problem in the sky which needed to be straightened out. This eye for detail eventual… Continue reading →

enemies elevate you

It’s obvious that enemies cause troubles. It’s less obvious that they improve your life. When you understand the greater purpose of enemies you can move in harmony with those difficult events. In 1969,… Continue reading →