Woody Allen once said “You think God is dead? Try calling a plumber on the weekend.” He was, of course, talking about people living on land, not on a boat. On land, at least during weekdays, you can call a plumber and probably your home wouldn’t sink and be underwater from basement to attic. OnContinue reading “The Bronze Age”
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Life on the Mississippi
In 1883, Samuel Clemens (AKA Mark Twain), wrote Life on the Mississippi. It recounted his re-visiting the Mississippi River about 20 years after he left Hannibal and his short career as a steamboat pilot on the river (1856-1861). He sailed as a passenger from New Orleans to St. Paul and commented on the changes thatContinue reading “Life on the Mississippi”
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