Witches and ghosts and pumpkins, oh my! Skeletons and spiders and tombstones to die for! (it’s just a saying, despite the time of year) We’ve seen many more houses celebrating the season. Here are three that get good marks. The first house is simple, yet elegant. The second house has good color contrasts between the […]
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The Elephant Dances Flamenco
One of our family members died over the weekend. The unmentionable elephant now stands in our room. The current D version of C. We believe my father-in-law was vaccinated, since he was in a group residence (Update 9/2/21: His medical records show he was not vaccinated). He had asthma and a weakened immune system from […]
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Covid-19 Takes One of Our Own
Please see the updated version with the new title, the Elephant Dances Flamenco. The Delta Variant took one of our family members over the weekend. We believe he was vaccinated, since he was in a group residence. He had asthma and a weakened immune system from his intemperance. Those made his infection deadly at 90 […]
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Throwback Thursday: 5 Best Sights at Chichen Itza
Throwback Thursday takes us to the magnificent Chichen Itzá, our destination in 2005 days after our Ruta Puuc tour. (Click name to see the earlier August post.) The site is four square miles, so give yourself a full day to look around. El Castillo – Temple of Kukulkan (Quetzalcoatl) This tremendous monument was built in […]
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Wisconsin Farm Land on Highway 14
This trip we drove the slow route along Highway 14 to Minnesota. The farm land is lush green with soybeans and corn. I like the spiffy look of the red barns with metal roofs. They are a nice contrast with the color of the fields. The highway speed limits are lower than on I94 and […]
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2000 Year Old Water Purification System
Perhaps no one noticed before, because Western technology had to catch up for the rest of us to comprehend what we were seeing. A study made last year by researchers from the University of Cincinnati demonstrated the science behind one Native technology. In present day Guatemala, at the city of Tikal over 2000 years ago […]
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