Daily Archives: October 11, 2015

Photo of the Day: Leif Erikson

From a National Geographic piece asking “Why Do We Celebrate Columbus Day and Not Leif Erikson Day?“: Christopher Columbus and his holiday are controversial today largely because of the way he and subsequent European explorers and settlers treated Native Americans. … Continue reading

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Camp of the Saints – Quote #19

Which brings us to a question of prime concern throughout the armada. Namely, the problem of what to cook with. There was plenty of rice, at least by frugal native standards. There was plenty of water to prepare it. But … Continue reading

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