03 Sunday May 2020
Posted in Spread Your Wings
Another week passes by. This week, the challenge is another easy one. It is this:
Find a YouTube channel or website that offers you the opportunity to take a virtual tour of a museum. That’s it. Enjoy yourself. I’ve taken a few of these, and they are terrific.
Here’s one to get you started: The American Museum of Natural History
If you find one you like, put the link in your comment. I’d love to check out what you find. I hope you enjoy this. These tours are outstanding!
Until next time…
Dave
03 Tuesday Mar 2020
Posted in Ted Talk
Tags
History, Interesting, Ships, Ted Talks, TedEd, Viking Ships, Vikings
Here’s a random TedED video that I found very interesting. I’m a huge history buff and hope you’ll enjoy this video as much as I did.
Have a great Tuesday!
Until next time…
Dave
29 Tuesday Oct 2019
Posted in Ted Talk
Tags
History, John McWhorter, Learning, Plural Words, Ted Talk, TedEd
Enjoy this short education video on plural words. I enjoy these videos and hope you do as well. If you liked this or are interested in other topic areas, reply to this post in the comments.
Have a great Tuesday!
Until next time…
Dave
18 Friday Oct 2019
Posted in Book Review
Tags
Andrew West, Heart Wrenching, History, Loss, Non-Fiction, PTSD, Traumatic Injuries, Vietnam, War
Vietnam: A View from the Front Lines by Andrew Wiest
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I really enjoy Mr. West’s work. This book is written much like the documentaries that are produced by Ken Burns, focusing on the man in the trenches, rather than the strategic view of conflict that is typical of most historical books. Some of this book is really heart wrenching, particularly when the wives of men who died are writing about their lives after they lost a husband. I can’t imagine how horrific that was. I highly recommend this book to anyone studying the Vietnam War.
19 Thursday Sep 2019
Posted in Book Review, Uncategorized
Tags
Book, Book Review, History, Nixon, Review, Roger Stone, US History, Watergate
Nixon’s Secrets: How the Former President Blackmailed the Government by Roger Stone
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is the first book I’ve read by Roger Stone and I really enjoyed it. I have been doing some research on some big events that occurred early in my life, namely between the early 60s and 70s. Watergate was a huge event. This book filled in the gaps. I really enjoyed your book, Roger. Thanks for the painstaking detail in this terrific read!
11 Tuesday Sep 2018
Posted in Ted Talk
Tags
Books, Communicating, Connecting, Entertained, History, Language, Learning, Lisa Bu, Reading, Time period
I have always been an avid reader. I tend to read many books at once because I like to learn new things but also like a good story. Reading can do a lot of things for you. It can improve your vocabulary. It can open your mind to new ideas. It can also help you connect with an author from a time period long gone. When I read a book from an author who has passed away I try to envision what it was like to be alive when they wrote the book. I look at the differences in language. I look at what was going on in the world when they wrote the book.
If you have never performed this exercise, try it out. It can be very informative and provides a greater backdrop to why an author wrote the book, what the language was like, and so many other aspects. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a book I’m reading now. It was written at a time when slavery was commonplace in the United States.
This book was written around 1851. The civil war would not begin for another 10 years. Many believe that her work, along with the many works provided by other abolitionists helped provide the moral framework and impetus to end slavery in the United States.
The next time you read a book, look at the publication date. Go to your library or do an online search of things that happened in that year. You’ll be amazed at what you find and this exercise will make reading your book so much more meaningful.
I hope you enjoy this short Ted Talk on reading books. It is inspiring, funny, and provides numerous reasons for sitting down and reading a good book.
Until next time…
Dave
30 Wednesday May 2018
Posted in Book Review
Here’s another book I just started reading. I was prompted to reading this book because I have become very interested in the topics of slavery, the Civil War, and other topics of this nature. I learned that this book provides a really detailed look at life as a slave and was very interested in learning about this.
I’ll keep you updated on how the book turns out. I also discovered what is called the Amazon Classics collection. All of the classics are available in Kindle format for free. I am going to tackle reading and re-reading all of them.
I hope your week is going well.
Until next time…
Dave
