This article on the Ice Age from the Denver Museum of Natural History is interesting, if only for the gee whiz cool factor.

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A historical figure that I find interesting is Boudicca, queen of the Iceni tribe.
Info on BoudiccaI remember learning about her in an English Lit class at Penn State. It's great when your Literature instructor is also the rare books librarian. More on that teacher, Mr. Mann, at a later time. Something that still brings a smile to my face is him ( Read more... )

I have always liked the stories of ghosties, ghoulies, and things that go bump in the night. Non-fiction mysteries are even better ( Read more... )

Have you ever been to a place that pulls you in or that you had gotten a dizzy sense of déjà vu in? I’ve felt that in a few places. Some people may blow that off as wishful thinking, but others, who are kindred spirits, understand that is more that a chill up the spine. It’s almost as though our souls are remember what once was or, perhaps, hinting ( Read more... )

My kids have always enjoyed the performances of horse cavalry unit here at Fort Hood. They wear old fashioned uniforms and do precision drill routines for special events.

I thought some of you might like to see this.
Horse Cavalry Detachment.This group is a piece of recreated American history. While the detachment itself was created in 1972, it ( Read more... )

Moonmama posed an interesting question in her journal about the attraction to Scottish men in romance novels.
Part of this is posted in her journal, but I took this farther in depth, my theories follow after the cut.
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