Several months ago there was an Arizona Senate authorized audit of voting in Maricopa County. It was done over a period of some weeks and was very extensive. Part of the cost was defrayed by contributions from interested citizens, mostly Republican, who were convinced that there were election irregularities in November 2020. Democrat spokespersons have […]
While in Basel we took a daytime rail trip to Lake Lucerne. The lake is located in central Switzerland and is a major tourist attraction. The lake itself and the surrounding mountains are quite beautiful, and the four of us enjoyed our visit there very much. Of course, our tour included a boating excursion. Here […]
Robert E. Lee Civic authorities recently removed statues of Robert E. Lee from Monument Avenue in Richmond and from a memorial park in Charlottesville. Many people hailed this move as only fitting. After all, Lee was a slaveholder, and he was a traitor to the United States. His actions led to the death of many […]
Basel was our last port of call on the Viking Rhine River Cruise. The city is situated in north-central Switzerland near the borders of France and Germany. In fact, the airport that serves Basel is located in France, and we flew from there on our return to the United States. Basel Basel is a beautiful […]
Colmar was our next port of call as we journeyed up the Rhine toward Switzerland. Colmar is not on the Rhine but lies about 5 miles west of that river. It is situated on the Ill River some 35 miles from where the Ill flows into the Rhine at Strasbourg. Like that city, it is […]
After leaving Heidelberg, we continued our slow trip up the Rhine. Our next stop was at the beautiful city of Strasbourg, France. Strasbourg is in the former Alsace Province, an area now known as the Grand Est region of eastern France. Alsace became part of France under Louis XIV in the 17th century. Germany took […]
When I posted GOD TALK 7 on September 5th, I unknowingly stepped on a hornet. A person identifying himself as being with Clubschadenfreude commented on my post. I responded briefly, but upon further reflection I decided to answer the criticisms more fully. First, what is Clubschadenfreude? I honestly do not know. The German word schadenfreude […]
At times it appears that some members of the scientific community, allied with the humanists, wish to destroy religious faith. They demean our cherished religious beliefs and traditions as being concocted from a miasmic fabric of ancient myths and medieval superstitions. They believe this world is all there is, and we should make the most […]
Four Jordans about to Descend On an Unsuspecting German City The day after our visit to Koblenz, we toured the famous university town of Heidelberg. The city is located on the Neckar River some miles east of its confluence with the Rhine, so our tour group boarded buses for the short trip. Our first stop […]
Over the life of this blog, my article on Jordan Family Roots has been my most visited post. As of August, 2021, it had been accessed more than 600 times, twice the number of visits to any other article. For that reason I thought it would be well to do an update in which I […]
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