I have Asperger’s syndrome. I like things that make sense. You know, if A = B, and C = B, then A is equivalent to C because they both equal B. People’s opinions, especially their sociopolitical opinions, do not follow this at all, and it drives me bananas because I cannot grasp how they cannot… Read more Illogical Perceptions and Reactions
Just a reminder that if you haven’t bought or read The Jezebel Effect … it makes an awesome Christmas gift
Some of the students and staff at Cambridge University suggest the school should remove famous historian David Starkey from a university promotional campaign, since Starkey keeps saying racist things. For instance, during “an appearance by the historian on BBC Newsnight in 2011 when he referred to Enoch Powell’s ‘rivers of blood’ speech as being right… Read more David Starkey, Bluff King Hal, UKIP, and Donald Trump
Islamic extremist terrorism didn’t just pop up overnight because it was a natural outgrowth of the Muslim religion. Islamic terrorism is the result of really bad colonialist, money-grubbing meddling by the West in the hopes of keeping rich Western mitts on those big ol’ oil fields under Arab lands. The foreign policies of the West… Read more How Failed American Foreign Policy and the Iraq War has Fueled Terrorism in the Middle East.
Terrorists are monsters, but no one KNOWS they are a monster. Almost everyone creates a script inside their head justifying their own cause and demonizing others. The Nazis told themselves that the Holocaust was “right” because the “Jews were a danger to Germany”. The soldiers and CIA handlers who tortured innocent Iraqis told themselves they… Read more Terrorists WANT Anti-Islamic Backlash
Yesterday my first offering to the Made Global’s “History in a Nutshell” series hit the shelves and I am happy down to my toes. It’s entitled Henry VIII’s Health in a Nutshell and it’s available in paperback and ebook format. It also has a highly complimentary blurb. I really like highly complimentary blurbs. I’m needy… Read more Book Release!
Hi! Today we have a guest post from historian Heather R. Darsie. It’s about wool spinning wonder that is her friend Beth. Now, over to Heather! Beth is a self-described Bohemian housewife. She also works as a legal secretary and provides technological support to elderly students at the local university. Beth’s predominant passions are fiber… Read more Adventures in History: Wool spinning–by Heather R. Darsie
My daughters were, as always, super cute this year for Halloween. I am, however, reluctant to reveal their costumed glory on my public blog. Thus, I will have to make do with pictures of my dressed-up doggies. Behold! The little fella in the black/orange stripes is our Peke-mix Marquis, and the little bugger would NOT… Read more All the Cute on All Hallow’s Eve
My oldest daughter’s girl scout troop was tasked with making a diorama to remember a loved one on the upcoming Day of the Dead. To her father’s amazement and joy, Buttercup chose to honor his great-aunt Dot, who was the only “grandmother” he had as a youngster. My husband’s mother, Peggy, lost her own mother… Read more In Praise of Aunt Dot
I have a dentist appointment today. It’s just for a routine cleaning, but I suspect it will become more involved once they see the chip in my lower molar. The tooth is healthy, no cavities or anything, but my pernicious habit of grinding my teeth in my sleep is apparently causing some of them to… Read more Tooth? You Can’t Handle the Tooth.