Polymath (n): A person who has extensive knowledge in many different areas
This month is Women’s History month, so I thought I’d take some time to highlight a woman who was incredibly influential during her time. This is the story of Florence Lawrence, the world’s first movie star. Born Florence Annie Bridgwood (1886), she acted in her mother’s vaudeville troupe from the age of three. In 1906 Read More …
I’ve seen some news articles recently about the Ukrainian International Legion – volunteers from around the world who have traveled to Ukraine to help defend it against the Russians. By most of the accounts I read, about 20,000 people have already joined. It is a little strange to think about fighting for a country you Read More …
As the weather begins to get warmer, we are starting to enter snake season. I, for one, love our scaly little friends. For example, here’s a friendly little Western Racer who came into our building last August. It took a bit of coaxing to get him out the door. Along the way he tried Read More …
I try to keep these trivia newsletters light-hearted and fun. That being said, I also like them to be topical, when possible. And so, given the current state of global politics, I have decided that today’s entry will be about Swedish military doctrine during the Cold War. Throughout the Cold War, and to this day, Read More …
How many of my readers eat breakfast every day? After all, it is the most important meal of the day. It helps you wake up and gives you energy for the rest of your activities. I mean, that’s common knowledge, right? Or is it? Surely I’m not going to suggest that the wisdom of our Read More …
Hello everyone, how’s the weather where you are? The east coast may have been getting hammered, and they even got snow down in my home state of New Mexico. But here the weather’s been unseasonably balmy. It was almost, but not quite, t-shirt weather today. It’s been a far cry from the huge amounts of Read More …
Hello everybody! Congratulations on surviving January. I’m hoping that February brings some nicer weather with it. Last week, Pokémon Legends: Arceus was released by Game Freak for the Nintendo Switch. I was only aware of Pokémon in passing, growing up, having come across a few of the trading cards here and there. But many of Read More …
So this week I finally visited the optometrist for the first time in a while. Got an updated prescription, and was happy to find that my eyes haven’t changed too much. I mean, they’re already pretty bad to begin with. Maybe it’s because I didn’t eat enough carrots as a kid? I’m sure that many Read More …
One is a single event. Two is a coincidence. But three? Three is a pattern. Welcome everyone to the third installment of my weekly trivia. As anyone who has studied economics knows, the value of currency changes over time. The prices of goods and services fluctuate, as do people’s wages. This means that the purchasing Read More …
Welcome everyone to the second installment of my weekly trivia newsletter. Let me tell you, this one almost didn’t make it out. I’ve definitely had a week. Because of the ludicrous amounts of snow we’ve been having here in Washington, I crashed my car just before Christmas. I was totally fine, but the same could Read More …
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