Olio, Scraps, Ort, Hodgepodge and Other Floor Sweepings

We did a blind taste test but it turns out they pretty much taste like sighted people… The problem with the adage, “Winners write the history books” is that it implies that, somehow, historians are “winners”… Donald Trump is as honest as the day is long… not a day on this planet but on one […]

This Day in History: March 5th

On March 5th, 363 A.D.E, the Roman emperor Julian woke up his army and left Antioch, after finishing most of their beer, sleeping on their couch and breaking a vase that had great sentimental value. Julian was on an offensive against the Sasanian Empire, located in what presently Iran. His plan was to create […]

One of My Typical Rants

“If if’s and buts were candy and nuts, it would be Christmas every day of the year”. Parents used to say that to their children, among other things… like, “Have a nice day working in the coal mine, Kevin” or “Sorry I sold you into slavery”. It basically means don’t dwell on the way things […]