Monthly Archives: November 2023

Holiday Season 2023: Here We Go Again

Posted on November 25, 2023 by Brian H. Gill

Advent doesn’t start for another week, but my country’s Christmas season is already off to a running start. I’ve mentioned Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Buckster Bunny and “I Yust Go Nuts at Christmas” before. Maybe I will again, but not … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2023: Still Being Thankful

Posted on November 23, 2023 by Brian H. Gill

Stuff happens: wealth and poverty, sickness and health. None of that is a sure sign of virtue or sin. What I do with what I’ve got: that is what matters. Continue reading →

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Free to Agree With Me: Cancel Culture and Freedom of Expression

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Brian H. Gill

Bottom line, opinions and ideas that make sense will, eventually, slip past the censors. So will those that don’t make sense. I prefer not being protected from cartoons. Continue reading →

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Medieval Monkish Medicine: Scientific Before Science was a Thing

Posted on November 14, 2023 by Brian H. Gill

Along with pretty much everyone else, Medieval Europe’s monasteries were self-sufficient. They grew their own food and provided their own medical care. They also served as hospitals for nearby communities. And they were centers of learning. Continue reading →

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Veterans Day, 2023: A Few Minutes’ Worth

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Brian H. Gill

105 years ago, a bunch of VIPs signed off on stopping the debacle we call World War I. The November 11, 1918, armistice was a very big deal at the time; and still is. Although for different reasons. Here in … Continue reading →

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