All historical references, especially American history
For a few months now, I've been listening to the Egyptian History Podcast, and reading Toby Wilkinson's book on the rise and fall of ancient Egypt. I thought to myself, why is ancient Egypt, which lasted from 3000BC to about 30BC, no longer a great civilization? What was it about ancient Egypt that led to …
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As we have done in previous years, Hubby and I packed the picnic dinner, new chairs, and blanket, and headed over to Bellevue to watch the fireworks. Unlike last year, this year's crowd was back to normal, filling the lawn at the Bellevue Downtown Park with picnic blankets, chairs, coolers, and even some shelters. And …
Here is my tribute to America, the Greatest Country ever devised by humanity in all its recorded history. This Independence Day, each and every American should be celebrating the founding of a nation founded on a great idea, that All Men Are Created Equal, by their God, with the Unalienable Rights to Life, Liberty, and …
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What do you think about when someone mentions "rights"? Is the first thing that crosses your mind something like "abortion rights", or "voting rights"? Or is it something like "unalienable rights", which is a phrase from the Declaration of Independence? What does "unalienable" even mean? First of all, here are some definitions of "rights" from …
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I've traveled to cities large and small, old and new, in my 73 years. In all of my travels, my very favorite city is an old one, a college town in England that has been settled for around 2,000 years. I first went there in 1984 with my first husband. We liked it so much, …
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In my reading and listening, I came across a set of words of wisdom that very much impressed me. Reading them, it seems like the one who said them had a very good grasp of morality, and human behavior. The wise person who handed down these words was an important person, and wanted those who …
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She wrings her hands and cackles: "Yesssss, she played right into my hands with this week's black-and-white challenge. Little does Cee Neuner know, but our house is stuffed to the gills with things piled and stacked. It was just a matter of choosing which stacks!" Let's start with the bedroom shelves. Every one of these …
Just this last weekend, Hubby and I took a drive through Carnation and the Snoqualmie Valley on the east side of Lake Washington, ostensibly looking for flooded land. We didn't find much in the way of floods, and all the roads were clear (in Spring, the Tolt, Snoqualmie, and Sammamish Rivers often overflow their banks, …
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We have just returned from a two-week road trip, which took us through the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado. In none of those states did we encounter a mask mandate. In every state we stopped in, we found some people wearing masks in public (higher percentage in WA than any …
Our topic this week for Cee's Fun Foto Challenge is Wood. Knock on wood. The most important wood object around our place is this. This is my 1987 David VanZandt violin. It is as much a work of art as a musical instrument. Its top is made from close-grained Sitka Spruce, and its back is …
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