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I grew up Catholic as that was the religion of my family, of my Grandparents, of their parents and so on. However, after traveling and discovering the world, especially from my time in Spain, a bastion of Catholicism, I began to question that belief. I now hold no religion or dogma but am always searching.…… Continue reading The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation

I’m fascinated with ancient history. I love to read articles that uncover something from thousands of years ago which, with recent technology has been happening more often. From my educational experience I feel as though I only learned history back to the Roman Empire and what I learned was always through a western lens. Technology…… Continue reading Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America

I learned of this book in a very round-about way. I read an article about the declining population of Japan when I noticed a sharp decrease in the year 1966. I learned this was the year of the Fire Horse which according to superstition women will grow up to kill their husbands. The next one…… Continue reading Five Women Who Loved Love – Ihara Saikaku

In my previous post about the book The Guns of August, I mention how we learn a lot about World War Two but not World War One in school. However, as far as WWII goes, we learn mostly about the Nazis and the European theater. The only thing we really learn about the Pacific campaign…… Continue reading With the Old Breed: At Peleliu and Okinawa

I’ve always wanted to understand more about the World Wars. In school we focus on World War Two but I cannot remember being taught anything about World War One. A quick search of the internet or simply asking around is always met with answer about the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand in Serbia. What I’ve…… Continue reading The Guns of August