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Julius Caesar - Vatican MuseumThe history of the Roman Empire is like a disjointed tale of multiple personality disorder. On one hand there are the industrious, frugal and dutiful Romans wh… Read More
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2016-03-08 00:24
Gutenberg Bible - Lenox Copy - New York Public LibrarySunday, November 22nd, marks the first day of National Bible Week in America, the country with the largest Christian population in, well… Read More
2016-02-15 15:56
The Nevada Museum of Art in Reno hosted a steampunk-themed party Saturday, November 1, to celebrate the State’s sesquicentennial anniversary. Nevada became the 36th state on October 31… Read More
2016-01-26 17:45
Benjamin Franklin's Reception at the Court of France - Anton HohensteinIn French conversation, the common expression for polite is bien élevé, or well raised. It’s as tho… Read More
2016-01-26 17:45
Benjamin Franklin's Reception at the Court of France - Anton HohensteinIn French conversation, the common expression for polite is bien élevé, or well raised. It’s as tho… Read More
2015-12-23 17:53
Christmas Display - Saugus, MAThanksgiving is over. Whew! Dishes are done, aspirin and antacid swallowed, lost football bets paid and millions of post-feast diet resolutions promised. If you… Read More
2015-12-19 17:26
The Last Supper - Pieter Pourbus 1548 - oil on oak panelSpring is here. The tulips are in bloom, unwrapping their petals to greet the morning sun and closing them tightly at dusk. Leaves are… Read More
2015-12-13 18:07
I have watched with befuddlement and a certain amount of amusement as extremists have taken over the Republican Party. And if conservatives in the GOP wonder whether they have been successfu… Read More
2015-04-05 17:08
Emperor Constantine Venerating the Cross - Peter Paul Rubens As Emperor of the Roman Empire, Constantine also held the title pontifex ma… Read More
2015-02-15 03:48
Council of Nicaea - Russian Icon In my last post, The Council of Nicaea and America’s Religious Coup d’État, I mentioned that Emperor Theodosius imposed a revised an… Read More
2015-01-19 06:22
Murder of Pompey Plantation - Karl JauslinDuring the 17th century, Catholics and Protestants butchered one another in the Holy Roman Empire as the Thirty Years’ War raged in central Eu… Read More
2014-12-20 17:51
William TyndaleThanksgiving is nearly here. Families are making travel arrangements; supermarkets are stocking 45 million turkeys for the celebration; Autumn partiers are making booze runs;… Read More
2014-12-02 19:43
Busking for Coins in Le Marais My wife and I wandered Le Marais—the old Jewish quarter--Sunday afternoon. Strolling up the rue des Francs Bourgeois, we he… Read More
2014-11-30 16:27
Jesus - German steel engraving Judaea certainly had no shortage of messiah claimants. As I mentioned in an earlier post--How Many… Read More
2014-11-11 19:50
The Seine River from the Pont d'IenaIt was Pooh’s blustery day in Paris as I jogged toward the Seine. The leaves on trees lining the boulevard rattled, and some sailed to the ground. T… Read More
2014-10-16 19:22
Moulin Rouge - Paris Cancan -- Jules ChéretI was a cash-strapped student in Paris in the early 1970s. I had arrived late and the dorms were full, so the university referred me to an a… Read More
2014-04-23 00:44
My wife and I leave for Paris in about ten days to spend the fall in the City of Lights. I’ll miss the Sierras because we were so busy that I… Read More
2014-04-13 07:11
Jesus and Mary Magdalene - CorreggioDoctor Karen King of the Harvard Divinity School rocked the religious world last week when she presented a papyrus fragment that seemed to show that Jesus… Read More
2014-01-24 23:26
My posts will be coming from Paris, after today. Susan and I have an early flight Monday morning. We called our local political party to inquire about ab… Read More
2014-01-10 06:40
Place de La Bastille-Photo by KaihsuTai A friend living in the Bastille neighborhood invited my wife and I for Sunday brunch. We g… Read More
2013-10-14 17:16
President Obama at the Carrier Classic Aboard the USS Carl Vinson In the USA, Congress is locked in an Orwellian battle over whether to raise the debt ce… Read More
2013-06-02 17:20
It was great fun to see Molière’s jab at 17th-century church hypocrisy delivered in his play, Tartuffe, at Reno Nevada’s Little Theater. I c… Read More
2013-04-17 19:48
A $666 hamburger served from a lunch truck. How is that even possible? Because, it’s topped with one percenter stuff and steamed in champagne… Read More
2013-04-17 19:43
Susan and I left the Sierras behind to wing our way to the City of Lights. We’re now installed in our apartment on the rue du Ch… Read More
2013-04-17 19:42
While I’m pretty much over jet lag, my internal clock is still screwed up. I woke up at 4 a.m., made coffee, and watched a… Read More
2013-04-17 19:35
Julius Caesar - Nicholas Coustou - LouvreThe history of the Roman Empire is like a disjointed tale of multiple personality disorder. On one hand, there’s the industrious, frugal, and d… Read More
2013-04-17 19:35
Julius Caesar - Nicholas Coustou - LouvreThe history of the Roman Empire is like a disjointed tale of multiple personality disorder. On one hand, there’s the industrious, frugal, and d… Read More
2013-04-17 19:32
Pope Benedict XVI – photo by Agência Brasil The Telegraph, a UK newspaper, reported that Pope Benedict XVI claims in his ne… Read More
2013-04-17 19:04
Pope Benedict XVI - Photo by Blues Brother CC-BY-SA-3.0 With Pope Benedict XVI’s abdication and the coming Papal Conclave, Catholics are holding the… Read More
2013-04-17 19:00
Saint Malachy, photo Patricia Drury cc by 2.0 The media is abuzz after the announcement of Pope Benedict’s pending retirement. Not just the usual speculation ab… Read More
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