Saturday, November 26, 2016

Star Trek: (Not too Far) Beyond

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It was all right as such things go. I know from numismatics that the coins we cherish today – Bust Half Dollar, Peace Dollar, Walking Liber...
Monday, November 21, 2016

FOND Bone Broth

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Not only is Fond Bone Broth good for you, being shelf stable for one year, it makes an excellent gift.   On their website ( here ) they sa...
Sunday, November 20, 2016

Spoken American Grammar

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"If he was to go to the White House..."   "A group of men were on their way..." Languages change. We know that.  Y...
Thursday, November 10, 2016

Still Riding the Gray Planet

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Conflict, combat, even war in outer space against the Russians always seemed like a real possibility and may yet come to pass.   That big s...
Sunday, October 30, 2016

The Living Fish Swims Under the Water

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My Google email account associated with this blog is uszik11@gmail.com .  It is a pun. I took USZIK ELEVEN from what is supposed to be one ...
Thursday, October 27, 2016

Why Do Young Women Growl?

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If you listen to young women, about age 35 and below, you will notice that they growl.  They also end every sentence and many phrases with ...
Saturday, October 22, 2016

AKKADIAN ROOTS OF MODERN SEMITIC LANGUAGES

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Dated at 2360 BCE, Sargon of Akkad eclipsed the Sumerian kingdoms along the Tigris and Euphrates. In Akkadian SALIMUM ALLAKUM means “peace ...
Tuesday, October 18, 2016

A Moment of Science Fact as Science Fiction

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The picture that appeared on Reuters.com was startling familiar.  "My god! Someone built the Time Tunnel!" I thought.  But, it wa...
Sunday, October 9, 2016

Shannon Beer of Keller, Texas

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The Shannon Brewing Company ’s local representative, Sam McClelland, was at the Guadalupe store of Wheatsville Co-op here in Austin last Fr...
Friday, September 30, 2016

Short Snorters

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A short snorter is paper money, signed by people who share a common experience. During World War II, with 16 million men and women in the A...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Challenge Coins

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According to numismatist Martin J. Price, monetary coinage was invented about 600 BCE as a form of bonus payments to Greek mercenaries.  “[...