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Sunday, May 17, 2015. Looking at the sheer numbers. He seems to be on the mark. As Heartiste has argued in one hundred different ways. Saturday, May 16, 2015.

A tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. Saturday, July 27, 2013. Interesting PBS program about Viking swords. Of the 44 inspected in modern times, 33 were fake. The fake ones were spelled incorrectly. In a world of mud and trees and rock, you have the polished metal. Wednesday, March 20, 2013.

Economics in Two Lessons, Chapter 6. Thanks to everyone who the first five chapters of my book,. This is the last part of the book devoted to Lesson 1. Market prices reflect and determine opportunity costs faced by consumers and producers. It seems particularly apposite 15 years after the beginning of the Iraq War.

Visit Queens in the years 1920 to 1950! Forgotten New York was the first-ever recipient of Outstanding New York City Website by the Guides Association of New York City in March 2015! Is associated with the Greater Astoria Historical Society. Makes a Great Gift! A Year in the Park.

On A trip to Baalbek. On The Lord God Bird. Second summer in Tajikistan, with tortoises. Still in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Claudia and the kids are in Germany for the summer, because its cool and green there, and the kids have friends and the grandparents are there.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009. All future posts of mine with original looks at a good chunk of data will go up at my for-purchase blog, Patterns in science and culture. Read the details about the data-based site here. The more casual and observational posts, including reviews of any kind, will go up either at my personal blog. Monday, July 27, 2009.