Latest Posts

Neil Howe describes The Fourth Turning

Neil Howe’s work with the Fourth Turning is a hot topic in investment and political circles. In this video Neil explains the basics of what a Fourth Turning is and how much upheaval there is.  This article written in 2017, before the chaos of 2020-2021. And Neil did predict a pandemic to hit in 2020… […]

Keith McCullough and Raoul Pal on the future of Crypto and The Fourth Turning

Everyone should watch this. As we go through a Fourth Turning so many old things change it can be very shocking to those living through it. Crypto COULD be one of those changes.  Raoul gives his vision of what this change could look like and the way he looks at the market is super interesting.  […]

Recommended Audiobook Series in Kindle Unlimited

  When you join Kindle Unlimited you also get access to the Audiobook version of many of its titles. Below are some series that I’ve enjoyed. To make this list, the following needed to be true: The audiobook is included for free. Some books have audiobooks that you can buy at a reduced cost. Only […]

Pictures: Boston’s Trinity Church Through the Years 1860-2018

I have taken many pictures of the Trinity Church in Boston’s Copley Square over the last 7 or 8 years. Recently I came across some pictures in Flickr from various sources and thought I’d make a little bit of a time line. You can see the city grow around the church. It is interesting see […]

Recommended Audiobooks – Set During World War II

There’s so many books out now that are set during World War II, but are not about the battles. I’ve read a bunch, and here are my favorites in order of perference:                      The Nightingale  By Kristin Hannah — Ratings: Goddreads 4.56, Audbile 4.8 This is […]

Featured Posts

Muhammad Ali’s “Black Superman” Song

Ali and The Beatles in 1964 (from WikiCommons) This song just pops in my head from time to time. It was released in 1975 and it never left my brain. Its catchy in some way. He was a magnetic personality and probably the greatest sports figure of all time. RIP champ! Here’s a famous Ali […]

Classic 1980’s Music Videos, Part 1: So Much Fun

David Bowie and Mick Jagger in “Dancing in the Streets” I came across a couple of 1980’s music videos on YouTube and realized there’s a gold mine out there of stuff that is great to see again. And much of it is a ton of fun!  So… I’ve started collecting them and will do a few […]

The Top 40 Disaster Movies of All Time With Grades and Rank

Mt. Vesuvius erupting in "Pompeii" 2015 was a good year for disaster movies and after seeing a bunch of "Best Disaster" movie lists I decided to create my own. Shortly after starting the list I realized I needed to make some rules to clarify which movies qualified as disaster movies and come up with a grading system to sort […]

How Much did Paul Revere Charge for His Infamous Midnight Ride? Here’s The Bill He Submitted

Paul Revere made his historic ride to warn the countryside that the British Regulars were coming on April 18, 1775.  Revere had a big family (8 kids) and was an astute businessman who had an engraving business, was a silversmith, a printer, and had several other enterprises. So when he had to take time off […]

Latest History Posts

Boston Then and Now: Copley Square

I've come across quite a few old pictures of Boston in areas where I've taken some pictures. Here's a look at Copley Square in the past compare to how it is now.  THEN: The back of Trinity Church- 1877 – From Boston Public Library NOW: June 2014 The building looks remarkably the same. The biggest changes […]

Recommended Stuff Summer 2014 Edition: A TV Mystery, Hunger Games-like thriller, superhealthy tasty drinks

Here's a few items that I seem to be telling people about quite a bit lately. You may want to check them out. The Magic Bullet – Tasty, Healthy Drinks! I had a juicer for many years and barely used it because it was so difficult to prepare the food and to clean. A NutriBullet creates […]

More History Posts

×