Veterans Day 2020: A time to honor our vets, present and past
November 11th, Veterans Day, marks the end of WWI and the major hostilities on the "11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month."
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3 great castles of Bellinzona: Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro
Any Swiss town like Bellinzona that boasts three fortresses — Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro — must have a great story behind it.
Time clock and third strike rules: Myth Trivia examines 2 baseball oddities
Baseball's proliferating rules chip away at the game's character. Like rules involving a time clock and what to do if a catcher drops a third strike.
Myth Trivia learns six new “Coronalingo” words of the pandemic
More than just a deadly disease, Coronavirus, spurs a whole new language - Coronalingo like covidiot or coronatini that leads to a new coronials.
John Wooden on Sparky Anderson and finding your broom
Sparky Anderson would manicure the ball field. Extra water along the third-base line to slow the ball. A rounded baseline to keep the ball in the infield.
Sweden a modern destination for the historical ages
Three of the five Nordic countries, Norway, Finland, and Sweden, make up a trio of peninsulas that extend fingers of land that eventually yield to the sea
Yogi Berra gives Myth Trivia fans an ESL lesson to remember
We remember Yogi Berra as a first-class catcher and later MLB coach. But he became equally if not more famous for his colorful malapropisms.
Cruising vs Coronavirus: Travel’s virus culprit or scapegoat
Travel may be the hardest hit industry during this global CoronaVirus outbreak. Cruise ships getting the brunt of the disdain.
The day Lou Gehrig’s streak finally ended: Living with ALS
May 2, 1939, New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig benched himself for the "good of the team." After 2,130 consecutive games, the streak was over.
Taking advantage of a little known law for post-pandemic travel
Travel has always had its rules and regulations. This little known federal law offers some protection when making post-pandemic flight reservations.
Myth Trivia: Eleven preposterous facts so strange they must be fake news
The world is full of interesting facts that you might, at first read, think are fake news. But they are just strange. Like snail teeth.
Laughing in the trenches of Ypres, Belgium with WWI’s “The Wipers Times”
Diverting the men from the horror of WWI in Ypres, France, The Wipers Times brought a sense of optimism, normality, and humor where there was anything but.
Living with ALS: Life, living, according to John Lennon and Woody Allen
John Lennon would be happy to know that despite ALS there's still plenty of life to live. As for Woody Allen, I fully intend to participate.
Flight attendants: The Top Ten things that really bug them
What better way to come up with helpful air travel hints than by viewing aviation as seen by those who fly for a living: flight attendants.
Myth Trivia: What a difference a century makes to how we look at life
Myth Trivia is the study of life via trivia - the minutia of our everyday, from cigarettes to bathing suits designed for women, that quickly changes.
As the coronavirus pandemic begins to fade, the blame game has begun
In every major catastrophe like the coronavirus pandemic, there's always a point where establishing blame takes priority over anything else.
Faux Basel where life imitates art and vice versa
Basel has quickly become one of the cultural hubs of the continent with more museums per capita than any city in Europe. Yet Americans pass it by in droves?
BREAKING NEWS: Wile E. Coyote sues the Acme Company
The Plaintiff, Wile E. Coyote has suffered physical and financial damages due to a lifetime of purchasing Acme products in his pursuit of the Road Runner.
Kitty O’Meara In the time of Pandemic. A poem for COVID-19 weary people
In the time of pandemic is a poem written by poet Kitty O'Meara of Madison, Wisconsin. Not Kathleen O'Meara of 19th Century Ireland by way of Paris.
Living with ALS: We only have “I’s” – irony, invention, ingenuity – for you
One of the silver linings of Pandemic 2020 has been how we have learned the new meaning of "I" - irony, invention, and ingenuity.