June 2020

Three stories. That’s what I have today, but I will keep them simple and short. If I can even do such a thing. All of these are true by the way, or at least, I have learned of them from historical references. The first happened on this very day, June 22, 1535. England was the

Has anyone ever asked you one of those “Would You Rather” questions? You know, like out of the clear blue.  Just like we did as kids. But these days, at a party, or just over coffee? When we were little, they always contained a gross factor. Would you rather eat a can of dog food

Right now, we are at our farthest away from the sun. This ball, this earth. We are in, what they call, an Aphelion, for a few weeks. We rotate around the sun in an oval or elliptical, not a circle. In the summer, the Aphelion. And in the winter, we reach the Perihelion, when we

I just don’t seem to be taking any of it too seriously lately. History, science, math, astronomy, any of the things I usually write about. I’m not entirely sure what the cause is, but the thought occurred to me this morning, as I was reading through my normal repertoire of resources. I’m reading it all

I just read an article about life beyond us, because of the title. It went,“36 Alien Civilizations In The Milky Way? The Science Behind A Ridiculous Headline.” It appeared in Forbes Magazine, and it covered a lot of particulars, which I won’t delve into here. To make a long story short, a recent “paper” —

As I always say, two heads are better than one. While this is not always the case, it surely applies here. Today is the birthday of Erin Murphy. Born in 1964, and now, 56 years old. She is the actress who played “Tabitha” on the perfectly wonderful series, “Bewitched,” with Elizabeth Montgomery. Can you believe

The date, the June 16th date, must have something in the numbers. Or the planets must align just so on June 16ths in history. Because this is an epic day for history, over the centuries. There are dozens and dozens of noteworthy entries on the historical ticker. First, if we start in 1567, over in

Well, there was a big birthday over in China. Xi Jinping, the Paramount Leader of China, was born on today’s date, June 15, back in 1953. I would also like to point out that this date is very near the date of the United States’ President Donald Trump, born June 14. But in 1946. Yes,