Worlds Unseen and Lands Unknown

Watching TV I saw a commercial for Steak and Shake. My first reaction:  That's weird.  So much for regional commercials. There aren...

In a conversation I had recently with a mentor of mine I realized how absolutely ridiculous but entirely entertaining and fascinating poli...

Trying something new here today on the Blogovel …. domestic travel.   Although, while this is domestic travel for me, for many readers this...

Written:   7/25/12 No doubt many of you have not heard, and those of you who have, by the time you’re reading this, you’ve probably alrea...

It’s 10pm and still VERY VERY VERY hot.   Yesterday at this time it was 30 degrees.   Today, was forcasted to be 38 during the day, 2 degre...

We interrupt your regularly scheduled blog post to take a second and say thanks.  Today, except by some strange stroke of misfortune, World...

The people fighting against the Tajik government in southern Tajikistan have been given many labels: Guerrillas, rebels, warlords, organiz...