September 12, 490 B.C. –It looked like it was going to be a pretty bleak day for Western Civilization. The Greeks, who were not yet Ancient or Classical, were facing a massive invasion by the Persians. Persia was not yet part of the Axis of Evil, but was pretty nasty just the same. They hadContinue reading “This is what comes from running”
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I must protest
July 10, 1958 –The first parking meter was installed in London, England, on this date in 1958—along with the second through the 625th. It took nearly two dozen years for the parking meter to make its way across the Atlantic: the first American parking meter had been installed in Oklahoma City on July 16, 1935.Continue reading “I must protest”
You may use this as a cheat sheet
European history would have been dramatically different – if only for a higher-fiber diet. One of the most decisive battles in European history was fought in Belgium on June 18, 1815, as a resurgent Napoleon Bonaparte launched his final military offensive against the Duke of Wellington and the Prussian Marshal Blücher. Nearly 50,000 men wereContinue reading “You may use this as a cheat sheet”
Get rid of your trash
Today is the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and the garbage from the first five days of celebrating is piling up. The rubbish from the first to the fourth day of the Lunar New Year is considered “wealth,” but after the fifth day, that garbage becomes a sign of “poverty.” So, on theContinue reading “Get rid of your trash”
Stand by for another ACME PSA
Bunkies, as we tell you every summer: avoid mosquitoes at all costs — they’re no good! Though not as top of mind as Legionnaires’ disease, mosquito-borne diseases like dengue fever and West Nile virus are once again on the rise in New York City – as they have been in the past. Beyond being itch-provoking summerContinue reading “Stand by for another ACME PSA”
