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Let's keep going on Russia shall we? Last time we covered, very swiftly, how Russia got so big between about 1300 and 1900. Muscovy...

As stated previously I'm not entirely sold on living in Minnesota again. I'm missing the warmer weather of Maryland and starting to dread...

The only Scotch whisky region I've neglected so far is the Lowlands . There are reasons for this. First there aren't very many...

Generally when doing food recipes I want to own the idea start to finish. I decided to make this thing, found a recipe and tried it....

Less than a week ago the Russian Federation ('Russia') launched a widespread invasion of its neighbor Ukraine. It's the largest land war...

There are a lot of gangster movies and TV shows out there. Most are set here in the USA, where both real-life mobsters (like Al Capone)...

Lord of the Rings, a favorite topic of mine, is making news again. For that we can thank Amazon and its new series, which finally has a...

The perfect steak, in my opinion, has a tiny crispy brown burnt layer on the outside and a juicy medium rare, mostly red, center....

Scotch whisky is made all over Scotland and that includes its many islands. Islay gets all the glory because it's its own region and the...

I love the Olympics. I especially love the Winter Olympics. Alpine Skiing and Figure Skating are a couple favorites, and then there's...

I want to think I never got soft. Born-and-raised Minnesotans usually feel the need to be tough, at least when it comes to the weather....

I've always been curious about making bread. I'd never done it. By this I don't mean using a bread-maker either, I mean rolling out dough...

I'm very happy to finally publish this list. Since creating the original recommendations post I've been puzzling over the tier above...

Everyone has good days and bad days, and that certainly includes me as I stay home with two kids. I want to have more good than bad,...

One of our son's favorite things, for some time now but the last few months especially, is Thomas the Tank Engine. I'll admit that I'm...

At this point the Beatles rooftop concert is the stuff of legend. Naturally my first exposure to that day was the Simpsons mimicry during...

Six months ago I wrote about the joy of babies at six months old. Six months is the beginning of more interactive behavior, but a key...

It's been a while since the last review and, considering I have a bottle that's deserving and nearing its end, it's time. This is one of...

Earlier this week I stumbled upon Apollo 13 (1995) on YouTubeTV while looking for something to just have on. I planned to be doing other...

We had time for one last short trip before the move. The timeline aligned with my birthday and my wife let me decide where to go (and...