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Dark Ages in America: Now?

September 1, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 912 Views 1 Comment Climate Change, Creationism, Dark Ages, Education, evolution, exploration, Republic

In the previous century, America, through public and private cooperation and investment built an unrivaled infrastructure. We became the country that invented the things of a new and exciting world, and we built those things. We put in place a social safety net. We weren’t perfect, but we tried, and We looked to the future with excitement and anticipation, but today, we seem to be in a rush to go backwards as far and fast as possible. We fear everything, and demand absolute security, and think it can be found in some nostalgic past.

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Pictures From Washington

October 18, 2012September 29, 2018 B. John 269 Views 0 Comments D.C., Lay, Tourist, Washington

I was in Washington most of last week on business. Lay flew in Friday afternoon, and we spent the weekend touring. We did most of touristy things including the Air and Space Museum out near Dulles that Friday afternoon. Saturday and Sunday were spent mostly downtown around the Mall. I’d not been to the Air and Space Museum so that was cool. This was Lay’s first trip at all.

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Something Amazing

July 1, 2009 B. John 173 Views 0 Comments Castle, Paper Sculpture, Sculpture, Tokyo, Uminohotar, Wataru Itou

The internet is great because you sometimes stumble across things that just take your breath away. I came across such a thing this morning. What is most likely one of the largest and most intricate paper sculptures (and certainly one of the most beautiful) is on display in Tokyo at an exhibition called Umi no Ue no Oshiro (A Castle On the Ocean ).

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Where Did “Rock and Roll” Come From?

April 29, 2006August 10, 2015 285 Views Alan Freed, payola, Rock and Roll, Rythm and blues, The Dominoes

Famed DJ and concert producer Alan Freed is widely credited with coining the phrase in 1951. Freed led an interesting life, bringing what we now call “rock and roll” to the masses. Unfortunately, he’s equally famous for his role in the payola scandal of the 1960s.