This is a tale from down-under about a loyal dog named Peter, who died, was buried, then dug back up, skinned, stuffed, and used as evidence to convict his master of murder. The master was convicted in 1953, and died in 1987, but his dog lives on – sort of – as an exhibit in Queensland Police Museum Read More HERE
Bats are getting a bad rap nowadays from humans, who are more than anxious to exterminate them at every opportunity. But some scientist say, we should learn their secrets about how they live with viruses that kill other species. Read More HERE
Pal and Blogsteress Robin Coyle makes some optimistic predictions about how the current Corona Virus lock-down may change us for the better. I’m an old grump and a little more cynical than Mrs. Coyle, but I think she is right about some things and I hope she is about others. Read More HERE.
The story of Robert Paxton McCulloch, who bought an historic stone bridge in London, put in on ships in pieces, sent the pieces to the Port of Long Beach and reassembled the bridge in Lake Havasu, Arizona. Fascinating tale of entrepreneurship, vision, and free enterprise. Read More HERE.
Isaiah Berlin came up with the concept of The Hedgehog and the Fox, but the book by the same name is mostly about War and Peace author Lev Tolstoy. If you’re a fan of Berlin or have an interest in Russian literature you may like it. Read More HERE
