The setting of the Second Battle of Ypres: 1915, Ypres Salient, Belgium. The stage was set. It was to be a culmination of incidences that led to a literary piece of an unquestionably haunting testimonial, one that has survived for over a century. A eulogy that speaks volumes In Flanders’ Field is a fifteen line …
“Let them eat cake,” said Marie Antoinette. Quite the cynic. Or was she? In fact, what she said was “qu’ils mangent de la brioche.” Let them eat brioche, a type of cake made from flour, butter, and eggs. French law, at the time, dictated that basic bread prices be fixed to prevent bakers from selling …
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Thirty metres is all it takes. Thirty metres of defensible space that may save your sanctuary. Spring’s onset has us itching to get outside to erase the remains of a seemingly too long winter. There are leaves to rake, brush to burn, and bulbs to plant all in an effort to restore curbside charisma to …
Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world – Gustave Flaubert Culture. A word and a not so simple definition. In fact, according to A.L. Krober and Clyde Kluckhohn, two cultural anthropologists of the early 20th century, culture had 164 definitions. In essence, culture defined in its simplest …
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You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make – Jane Goodall, English anthropologist The hustle and bustle of the Christmas season is already upon us. Various different traditions …
You are either the captain or the captive of your thoughts. – Denis Waitley, author of The Psychology of Winning: Ten Qualities of a Total Winner It’s been said that the reality of victory originates in the head. It’s a state of mind. Our mental affirmation of success, in any endeavour, echoes beyond perceived barriers. …
“The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence.” – Carl Sagan,Cosmos “Of all the creatures who had yet walked the Earth, the man-apes were the first to look steadfastly at the moon. […] Moon-Watcher would sometimes reach out and try to touch that ghostly face rising above the hills. He had never succeeded, …
I shall not commit the fashionable stupidity of regarding everything I cannot explain as a fraud – Carl G. Jung, in an address to the Society for Psychical Research in England. The Maritimes and its folklore What is our fascination with ghosts, those things that go bump in the night? What is it about a …
It’s always consoling to know that today’s Christmas gifts are tomorrow’s garage sales. – Milton Berle It’s 6 a.m. on Saturday morning. Time to rise and shine and get ready for the prowl. You’re anticipating a catch – to lure in some orphaned goods and drive a good bargain. Fall’s grandeur heralds in taking in …
350 is just a number with no real significance than any other number, unless it holds some relevance in your own personal world. It could be the price you paid for that leather jacket you’ve always wanted, your cherished 350 engine, or for biblical historians, it is the number of years Noah lived after the …
