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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Real life Victorian mystery match for any Conan Doyle story
Want a book with elements of “Bleak House,” “Ripper Street” and “Downton Abbey?” Try “The Dead Duke, the Secret Wife and the Missing Corpse” by Piu Marie Eatwell. At the base, it’s about paternity, inheritance and loneliness. But when you mix in the … Continue reading
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Sept 11, 2015 – Sept 11, 2001
At dawn on September 11, 2015 Around the Washington Monument Flags wave at half-staff in the warming air Joggers run and stretch And the buses go by wishing everyone a “Good Day” September 11, 2001 was a beautiful day A … Continue reading
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American commerce was alive and well at Dragon Con
Ignore the ups and downs of the Dow; the American consumer will shell out for luxuries if they can have it ‘their way.’ I was recently asked how the American economy was going. I can say, that as of Labor Day … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain America, commerce, conventions, costumes, Dalek salt and pepper shakers, Dragon Con, fandom, Star Wars, Steampunk
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Meet Genghis Khan in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia there is an underserved-but-deserving of attention exhibit at the Franklin Institute: Genghis Khan: Bringing the Legend to Life Temujin, known later as Genghis Khan or Chinggis, came out of Mongolia to establish an empire and a dynasty. He was born to a … Continue reading
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Tagged china, Genghis Khan, Mongolia, museum, nomadic tribes, Philadelphia, world history
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