The Good Old Days
Monday, September 5th, 2011Dad what did you all used to do before video games were invented?
Archive for the 'History' Category
Summer of Fear: Removing the Sick and Old
Friday, September 2nd, 2011Large predators rarely hunt the young and strong, like this cheetah they hunt for the sick and old. The cheetah seemed to have figured the game out pretty well, but still didn’t end up with an easy meal. It is tough being a large predator. Bonus the story happened in Tsavo where my favorite man [...]
Say It Isn’t So Greyfriars Bobby, Say It Isn’t So!
Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011I am afraid its true kid. I can’t believe in anything anymore!
Reenactor “Hit By Cannon”
Thursday, July 7th, 2011A rare reenactor injury at a parade in Norwood Massachusetts when hit by a piece of metal fired from a cannon. From the sound of it a bit of a cannon broke apart when fired and hit a man portraying a German WW2 soldier. Reenacting is a pretty safe hobby, great care is taken as [...]
History Cookbook
Wednesday, June 29th, 2011Cookit, The History Cookbook This is a very nice little site with historical English recipes. Some look very tasty, others less so but it is a nice view on how food has changed over the centuries, at least in England. One obvious difference is the bits we throw away, other than in hot dogs there [...]
How the Colonies Were Named
Friday, March 25th, 2011An excellent look at how the colonies were named. I suspect this is far too accurate.