Another installment in my seriesCHURCHILL’S WORLDStories of the world during the time Winston Churchill lived in it: 1873 to
Archives for April 2010
Lord George Counts His Audience
- Another chestnut from the continuing sage of our noted playwright, Lord George Bernard Noel Shakespeare Coward –Producer (peaking through the
The Age of Dinosaurs, 250 MYA – 65 MYA
by Jack Le MoineAh, yes! The dinosaurs. Animals were big; the weather was hot; their blood ran cold. Little warm blooded mammals eeked out their
Pontiac – 5
A panic ensued. The troops in disorder retreated amid an awful slaughter.Continuing Pontiac's Uprising,our selection from E.O. Randall. The
Pontiac – 4
The garrison bravely and patiently withstood all assaults and bided the time of rescue.Continuing Pontiac's Uprising,our selection from E.O.
Herodotus Book I, Verses 141-153
The rest of the Greeks, among them the Athenians, did not wish to be called Ionians, nay even now I perceive that the greater number of them are
Quality of a Life
The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his committment to excellence, regardless of his chosen field of endeavor.- Vince Lombardi
Pontiac – 3
Pontiac was an orator of a high order, fierce and impassioned in style.Continuing Pontiac's Uprising,our selection from E.O. Randall. The
Tombstone at Westminster Abbey
Life is a jest, and all things show it;I thought so once and now I know it.- on John Gay’s tombstone, said to be written by himself.