Archive for February, 2017

Wednesday Night #1824
February 22, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1824

An historical note: There was a U.S. presidential election in 1824 about which Wikipedia has this to say (note some simi ...

Wednesday Night #1823
February 15, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1823

1823 had its share of memorable moments, particularly for Latin America,  notably the award of a grant of land in Texas ...

Wednesday Night #1822
February 8, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1822

Before discussion of any of the events of the past week, we want first to pay tribute to David M. Culver who died on Mon ...

David M. Culver R.I.P.
February 8, 2017, 1 Comment

Former Alcan CEO David Culver dies at age 92 David Culver, a Montreal business leader credited with spearheading the Ma ...

Who/what is Donald J. Trump?
February 3, 2017, Comments Off on Who/what is Donald J. Trump?

For weeks and months before Donald Trump took the Oath of Office, media have been scrambling to analyze his character an ...

Wednesday Night #1821
February 1, 2017, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1821

Since January 21, each day is bleaker than the last, despite the lengthening days and lack (so far) of truly fearsome wi ...