I’ve lived in a variety of state capitals throughout my life. And I’m living in one right now of course, here in Nashville. For some reason state capitals have always interested me. And it’s not just the capitol building that I find interesting, is often times the city itself…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Today is Friday the 13th. Many superstitious people think that it’s an unlucky day. And naturally that got me to wondering, when did all of this start? Why is Friday the 13th considered to be an unlucky day? I honestly had no clue…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Wishing someone Happy Holidays rather than Merry Christmas has been talked about a lot lately. But something that I’ve wondered is, why Merry Christmas? In England they wish you a Happy Christmas. Ahhhhhh, the mysteries of the holiday…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Forgive me. I’m sounding like an old-timer today. But am I imagining the fact that today’s young people don’t seem to be appreciating the past? I’ve always appreciated history and heritage, but are history lovers like me becoming a thing of past?
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
Sometimes we take for granted things that have been around for a long time. There are things that have been around as long as you can remember and you think they’ll always be here; but then they disappear. In life anything can be here today and gone tomorrow…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
I don’t know what we did before the internet. The other day I got to thinking about smores (or s’mores if you prefer). And that got me to wondering; who invented them?
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
I’ve admitted that I probably watch too much television. But here I am again, obsessed with another TV. Have you heard of this new show called Brad Meltzer’s Lost History.
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
When you get to be an old timer like me (and I’m only partially kidding here), you realize that you’ve lived through what we now consider to be history…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
I’ve always loved history and nostalgia. And as the world these days rapidly changes I often think that we’re trying to ignore the past for no particular reason…
Read MorePodcast: Play in new window | Download
