November 2019

Recumbent Bull

We see here an American Bison bull.  You probably recognize it as a buffalo.  Blame the confusion on the French.  When French trappers first encountered them in America, they thought they were shaggy cows.  So they called them “bouefs” which is French for cattle.  Samuel de Champlain was the first Read more…

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DESTROY MY CITY

Anaximenes was a philosopher famous during his lifetime.  He accompanied Alexander the Great in his conquest of Persia.  One day, Alexander’s army approached the city where Aniximenes was born.  Aniximenes came to Alexander’s tent and Alexander, anticipating what he was about to request, said to Anaximenes:  “I swear by the Read more…

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