How the Colonies Were Named
Friday, March 25th, 2011An excellent look at how the colonies were named. I suspect this is far too accurate.
Archive for March, 2011
Revising Stanley
Saturday, March 19th, 2011Henry Stanley was a hero in his time. “Dr. Livingston I presume” made him famous and a short hand figure for the adventurous hero. More recently he has been branded a pariah, his association with the Belgian Congo, his harsh treatment of everyone he ran into have made him into a modern symbol of all [...]
Summer of Fear: Savage Squirrels
Friday, March 18th, 2011Our heroes the squirrels are back at, sabotaging our cars and terrorizing small towns. What will it take to finally put an end to this maddening threat? Who knows. Anyway, thanks to Bill for the tip on the terror town squirrel.
Summer of Fear: Tigers 1, Lions 0
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011It looks to be a hard year for Summer of Fear news stories so the usual competitors are starting to turn on each other with some pretty harsh results. Tigers are staking out ground by going after lions and my dog has been going after squirrels again. We need a good panic story to break [...]
Summer of Fear: Spiders
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011Spiders are trying to blow your car up. That is pretty hardcore when you come right down to it and solid Summer of Fear material.