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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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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