Tag: History Lesson

The Kennedy Space Center (Bahamas Cruise 2/4)

Posted January 3, 2020 in Around the World, Real World // 0 Comments

The Kennedy Space Center. So much history in this place. This was an interesting trip for my husband and I – Matt loves the science of… anything… and I like the stories behind it that are imprinted into our history as humans. The Kennedy Space Center provided both, and it was a cool place to go once in your life… if you find yourself in the area. Our tour started with the famous countdown clock from the press pit. Now retired, this clock stands at the entrance of the Kennedy Space Center with a plaque proclaiming that it is the […]

Halloween Haunts: The Headless Horseman

Posted October 11, 2019 in Bookish Things // 3 Comments

I love October guys. It’s such a perfectly spooky time of year, with foggy mornings, crisp evenings, and all the leaves turn orange. The smell of wood smoke and apple crisp… it’s truly my favorite time of year. I do recognize some morbid irony in the fact that as the leaves are dying, I feel my most alive. Every year in October, I do a quick piece about a famous Halloween-esque figure. In previous years, I’ve used this time to talk about Mary Shelley, the legend of Dracula, and Stephen King… this year, I want to look at the Headless […]

If You Haven’t Heard of Treasure Binding, It’s Beautiful

Posted June 28, 2019 in Memes // 2 Comments

Did you know that book covers as we know them didn’t exist before the 19th century? As far back as the Middle Ages (1100 – 1453), books were largely religious artifacts. Paper was precious, and as with most of history, spirituality influenced so many aspects of culture. In medieval Europe, only about 10% of men and 1% of women were literate. There were no need for books in the average home, so most of these remained relics of the Church. Don’t worry, I’m not going to go into a whole ramble about literacy and the history of books in general […]

The Ancient City of Tulum (Caribbean Cruise 4/4)

Posted April 13, 2019 in Real World // 0 Comments

The final leg of our Caribbean cruise adventure landed the Carnival Horizon at the port of Cozumel. My husband was looking forward to the Cozumel stop, because he’d been there before. The night before, he animatedly told me, “Make sure your camera is ready! Cozumel is a beautiful port!” It had been about ten years since he had last been to Cozumel, and he was excited to see it again. But, we never went to Cozumel, although the ship docked there. Instead, we boarded a water taxi that took us across to Playa de Carmen. Playa de Carmen was still […]

A Very Brief History of the Horror Genre

Posted October 5, 2018 in Bookish Things, Memes // 7 Comments

One of my best friends loves horror. Every Halloween, he likes to dress up as Michael Myers from the Halloween movie. When he does this, he’s totally in character and creepy. You can’t ask the guy where the extra bags of candy are because he just stares at you behind that creepy mask and says… nothing… ever. Until Halloween is over. I haven’t seen him dress up in a couple years (I believe his four-year-old is not crazy about the costume, and she’s daddy’s girl), but when I think of horror, I always think of him. Universally, I think a few things come to […]