Moving to Missouri

2024-06-29 00:58:08 -- by bill

The adventure begins. A quiet, unassuming young man and his devoted wife and kids set out for parts unknown, unless you count Missouri as known. Not knowing what tomorrow may bring, they laugh in the face of uncertainty. Collectively, they raise their fists and shout, "Providence, what hast thou in


Food Matters Film

2013-06-01 08:00:00 -- by admin

I finally watched this "Food Matters" movie last night. It was great. MDs and pharmaceutical execs will hate it, of course. Anyway, I highly recommend it.


Xi Jinping Declares War on Genghis Khan

2020-11-19 09:01:42 -- by admin

"Last month, an exhibition on "Genghis Khan and the Mongol Empire" was cancelled at the last moment by the History Museum in Nantes, in France, due to pressures from the Chinese Embassy. The latter had asked to remove from the name of the exhibition the words "Genghis Khan," "Mongol," and "Empire."


Back in Atlanta

2007-10-13 14:46:51 -- by bill

We're in the Atlanta airport now! Good to be on US soil, except that they keep mentioning George Bush (... as in the Houston Airport). :) It's 1:45a.m. Moscow time right now (5:45p.m. EDT), but I'm not tired. I'm anxious to catch the flight to Nashville. Customs and "security" here in Atlanta is soo


Sell Your Albums and CDs

2021-12-11 14:42:59 -- by bill

They've probably had this for years, but I just discovered that you can sell your music albums and CDs on Discogs.com, which I thought was pretty cool. Here's a sample link, though it obviously doesn't have to be this album: discogs.comYou might also like All-Time Favorite Songs, Current Favorite So


Scientists are Rethinking Animal Cognition as More Evolutionary Behaviors Emerge

2021-03-10 13:11:35 -- by admin

"Humans have always considered ourselves much different animals, and we look at our apparent superior intellect, analytical mind, self-awareness, and expanded consciousness as the dividing line between us and them. Primates for example, have always been considered our closest cousins, and while we d