Category Archives: history

20/20 Vision: Impeachment

The Road Ahead The House of Representatives vote to impeach Donald Trump showed the full extent of the political divide in the United States. Most Democrats voted ‘yes’ and all Republicans ‘no’. This Presidency has been the most polarizing since… … Continue reading

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Who was Al Bielek? Why is He Important?

Can we travel to the future and then come back again? One of those IcePop posts on Microsoft News peaked my interest. But not content with their way of stretching the story out as a slide show, I did my … Continue reading

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Cleopatra and Mark Antony alive today?

    Jennifer Aniston and Russell Crowe? It’s not as far-fetched as you might imagine. Cleopatra was Greek, and was not anything like Elizabeth Taylor. Antony was a Roman soldier, and a bit of a imbiber (à la Bacchus). Taylor … Continue reading

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In Potter’s Fields

The Unknown Dead As usual, I heard a phrase last night during a repeat episode of Heartbeat from 2001 (airing on TVO) that made me go, ‘Huh?!’ The MoD (Ministry of Defence) were concerned because a couple were searching through … Continue reading

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Pot, Kettle, Black

“He’s Two-Faced” You know that old adage about finger-pointing? One’s pointing at him, three are pointing back at yourself. Yesterday, Donald Trump called out Justin Trudeau on Canada’s contribution to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Trudeau, being Trudeau, spun the … Continue reading

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Arc-en-ceil = Archangel?

Visible Light Spectrum Inspiring view, isn’t it? And yet scientists would say that this image is just in your head, that it doesn’t exist in the real world. (In other words, your eyes see light being refracted in the air … Continue reading

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The Hidden Light

Atlantis: the fate of a lost land and its secret knowledge Rudolf Steiner, again. His abilities allowed him to ‘read’ the Akashic Records. Like Edgar Cayce, he has shared that knowledge with us. When I read a book, I look … Continue reading

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“Who Are Those Guys?”

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) It’s hard to believe that this movie is now 50 years old. I saw it on television last night for the first time in about 40 years. It hasn’t aged a minute.   … Continue reading

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The “Real” Mister Rogers

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (From IMDb) Storyline Charmingly soft-spoken and yet powerfully incisive expressing his profound ideals, Fred Rogers was a unique presence on television for generations. Through interviews of his family and colleagues, the life of this would-be … Continue reading

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Melchizedek: King of Salem

High Priest of the Most High God This seems to be one of my left-field inspirations, but I was reminded internally yesterday, (when we were skipping over a discussion of the Book of Job in our Faith & Science group) … Continue reading

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