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December 22, 2022
Further evidence – ancient seafaring
Check out this article arguing that ancient humans reached some islands in the Mediterranean sea as long ago as 450,000 years, by boat, not on foot. If this is true, those humans were not modern homo sapiens but homo erectus, suggesting that hominids became capable sailors hundreds of thousands of years ago. If this is … Continue reading "Further evidence – ancient seafaring"
November 14, 2022
October 30, 2022
Back in the day….
Grab a cup of coffee and watch this, a film about the last of the Cape Horn sailing ships during the 1920s-1940s. Talk about hard work, danger, risk…..
August 21, 2022
Summers end….
The thing about having a little blog is it must be fed. When the summer comes out here, and the skies brighten and the rain stops, the trails and forest beckon. There are trails to revisit, or visit the first time, or areas off trail asking for attention, distant lakes to discover and reach, remote … Continue reading "Summers end…."
June 16, 2022
Totem Review
Always nice to find a reader who enjoys the tale…. https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/vie...
March 24, 2022
That grounded big container ship
So, just about a year after the Ever Given went aground in the Suez Canal, blocking traffic for days and creating chaos in the supply chain, a sister ship, the Ever Forward, somehow missed a small turn in the channel in the Chesapeake Bay while departing Baltimore and grounded in mud. These ships are huge. … Continue reading "That grounded big container ship"
February 12, 2022
Some early Totem reviews
“I believe that this book is a fitting conclusion to a remarkable set of novels. I enjoyed them so much, I plan to order up each in paperback to have them sit on my bookshelf. As far as I’m concerned, the Strong Heart trilogy is the best Netflix series yet to be filmed. Seriously. As … Continue reading "Some early Totem reviews"
February 1, 2022
Woke human origins?
Here below is an article about a new take on ancient humans and the eating of meat. Essentially it argues that the thesis that ancient humans shifted from plant-based foods to meat around two million years ago is not correct. This finding came not from any new evidence or studies, but from an analysis of … Continue reading "Woke human origins?"
January 24, 2022
OnLineBookClub Book of the Month – February 2022
Wow, it seems books are actually moving out there. I was astonished to receive this recognition last week as well. Almost gives a man hope……
January 19, 2022
Tribal urge stronger than survival urge?
The urge to survive is one of the strongest forces within humans. It seems that this urge is overcome, or overridden, only when a parent’s child or close relative is in imminent danger, in which case one sacrifices oneself for another, or in combat when a soldier sacrifices himself to save his friends. Except for … Continue reading "Tribal urge stronger than survival urge?"
