“It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” Alice…in Wonderland
Yesterday I linked to a newly discovered copy of the Gospel of Mark that had been papier-mâché into a mummy’s head. This is thought to be the earliest existing copy. Today, I read that scientist think they may have discovered a way to read scrolls carbonized when Vesuvius buried Pompeii. How cool is […]
I woke up to the sound of rain this morning, and it sounded like all the yuck from 2014 being washed away. Last year was hard. My parents had several health issues, some terrifyingly close to the edge. I lost my sweet cat (okay, sweet to me) that I’d had since 1997. And the daily […]
On July 4, 1804, Captains Lewis and Clark and the rest of the Corps of Discovery celebrated the first Independence Day west of the Mississippi by firing off their cannon. They were at the beginning of a grand adventure that was the first steps in opening the West to their countrymen. In addition to this […]