Archive for June, 2008

The Real Dunwich Horror

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Most readers of this site will know Dunwich more for HP Lovecraft’s version than for the historical city, but the News For Medievalists site points out a story in the London Times I missed about the historical city, long lost to the sea. Dunwich was once one of the most powerful cities in England, one [...]

Bears Go For It, Fail In Last Minute Summer of Fear 2008 Bid

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Bears make a last ditch attempt at being this year’s Summer of Fear winner and fall short of the mark. Really now, does any right thinking bear think that breaking into a house and stealing bread and milk is going to throw the media into full panic mode? In an election year this [...]

A Revisit to Airport Security

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Right after 9-11 I flew to the UK and back and there was very heavy security, but nobody minded at all. The risks were still unknown and we all wanted to be safe. Now however we are pretty aware of the risks, ranging as they do from shoe bombs to chemical bombs and the like [...]

With Great Pain

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

With great pain I acknowledge the Yankees are no longer in the basement of the American League East, the Baltimore Orioles have taken their place. It was nice while it lasted.