Campania, Here I Come
Pre-History Pizza We all have the bias that events before we were born are relegated to ancient times. In the case of "every Friday night" dinner -- pizza, mine starts with Ike Sewell's [a Texas ex] with Rudy Malnati Sr.'s…
Gone the Way of the Wind: The Slpashot
I had to pose by the Hockey Hall of Fame's recognition of the "Golden Jet," Bobby Hull. In the late 50s and well into the 60s, he personified the player with the deadliest slapshot in the game. Bobby…
Step Aside, Homer; Let the Mesopotamian Priestess In
Oriental Institute, University of Chicago Campus in Hyde Park With a confessed addiction to the Oriental Institute in Hyde Park, I found this a fascinating piece. [In Search of Enheduanna, the Woman Who Was History’s First Named Author - The…
The Dublin Murder Squad’s Author Speaks, And I Listen Decades Later.
O Oscar Wilde, at ease, on Merrion Square, Dublin Read Doyle's Commitments before going to the Irish capital in another century [loved the movie and the music in it]. Took in the Church of Ireland's grabbing of St. Patrick's as…
Call This the Battle of the Bags; Nickel and Diming in the Checkout Line
For months now, the Safeways in the purview of the manse in the Far Reaches of Fairfax have followed what cashiers and managers say is Albertson, the chain about to be swallowed by Kroger, policy. “If it’s not a Safeway…
Put a Spell on You: Greeks, Romans and Nina Simone
What can you say Halloween is just around the corner. What the Scent of a Witch Revealed About the Ancient World - Atlas Obscura Nina Simone - I put a spell on you - YouTube