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To provide context for this story, let’s take a moment to dive into Classical Archaeology to provide the setting for the archaeological excavation… Etruscan Civilization The Etruscan civilization flourished in central Italy from 900 B.C. until its assimilation into Roman … Continue reading
Easter Monday (Pondělí Velíkoční) in the Czech Republic (Česká Republika) In the Czech Republic there is a tradition of spanking or whipping girls and women on Easter Monday, translated as Pondělí Velíkoční. Monday morning after Easter Sunday, it is customary for girls and … Continue reading
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The embers of Autumn have quietly faded and fallen. Now I begin the mad rush of packing for the move to Guam (yes, Guam) by the end of the year. The winter chill and smell of snow has provoked the … Continue reading
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I thought the earth remembered me, she took me back so tenderly, arranging her dark skirts, her pockets full of lichens and seeds. I slept as never before, a stone on the riverbed, nothing between me and the … Continue reading
Some recreational musical surfing of a favorite songstress, Imogen Heap, has produced the discovery of a wonderful poem, “Where the Mind is Without Fear”, which I have reproduced below. What’s fascinating is the poem’s origins; the author, Rabindranath Tagore, is … Continue reading
Friday morning creeps in under a veil of fog. The trees seem to sag under the weight of morning dew, appearing sad at the barrier between themselves and morning’s warm red glow. It’s cool but not yet cold. Winter hasn’t … Continue reading
Definition noun the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind, whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape, color, sound, etc.), a meaningful design or pattern, or something else (as a … Continue reading
restlessness and vague desire... 