Four losses to reflect on here in May of 2026…
These guys were a Braves baseball, Hall of Fame, manager and Worlds Series winner; the owner of the Atlanta Braves, 17 Superstation, CNN, Ted’s Montana Grill, etc.; a film critic, journalist, actor and media personality; and an actor in movies like Cleopatra, Conan the Barbarian, Grand Piano, etc.
One of the most significant mining disasters of the nineteenth century.
The Laurel Mine Explosion of March 13, 1884, in the coal town of Pocahontas, Virginia, occurred during the earliest phase of large-scale coal development in the rich Pocahontas coalfields and quickly became one of the most significant mining disasters of the nineteenth century in the region.
A coastal engineering practice in which sand or sediment is added to a shoreline to combat erosion and widen beaches.
Beach nourishment, sometimes called beach replenishment or beach restoration, is a coastal engineering practice in which sand or sediment is added to a shoreline to combat erosion and widen beaches that have been diminished by waves, storms, or rising sea levels. The process has become an increasingly common response to shoreline retreat in places where natural sediment supply has been interrupted by human development,
WARNING: If you’re from Atlanta, you will have the urge to go to The Varsity while reading this post.
Detroit-style Coney chili is a distinctive regional meat sauce closely associated with the Coney dog, one of the most recognizable foods to come out of Detroit. Despite its name, the sauce differs markedly from the thick, bowl-served chili commonly found elsewhere in the United States.
Released in celebration of ELP’s 50th anniversary, this 1971-1992 career spanning collection of 45’s have all been remastered by world-renowned ELP mastering engineer Andy Pearce.
The 50th-anniversary Singles box set by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released on August 26, 2022, stands as one of the most carefully curated archival projects devoted to the band’s legacy, shifting the focus away from sprawling album-length epics and instead highlighting the concise, radio-facing side of a group more often associated
Four more losses to reflect on here from April of 2026…
These guys were a singer and songwriter, with songs like “You Never Even Called Me by My Name”, “Longhaired Redneck”, “The Ride”; a designer, known for creating He-Man and the Masters of the Universe toy line; a comic book, science fiction, and television writer; and a guitar player, bassist, record producer and songwriter best known for his session work in Nashville.
The label commonly cites 1934 as its origin.
Spiffy Cola occupies an unusual place in the world of American soft drinks, presenting itself as a relic of the 1930s while in reality functioning primarily as a modern “retro” brand shaped by nostalgia. The label commonly cites 1934 as its origin, placing it squarely in the era when cola beverages were still regional novelties and aggressively marketed as refreshing pick-me-ups during the depths of the Great Depression.
I’ll never forget – How about you?
In the years following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, memorials across the United States have been created to honor the nearly 3,000 victims and to provide spaces for reflection, mourning, and historical memory, with the most prominent being the
As of today, May 5th, 2026, I have posted 1,824 days consecutively. I started out, back in 2020, not posting daily so my grand total of blog posts is 2, 261, since I started. I learned with the software Blogger, but then graduated to the WordPress platform.
This “Stand Out Single” was written by singer-songwriter Kris Kristofferson and originally performed by Roger Miller.
The song “Me and Bobby McGee” stands as one of the most enduring compositions of late-1960s American popular music, written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, and first recorded in 1969 by Roger Miller. Its origin has become part of music lore, with Foster suggesting the title and the name “Bobby McKee,” inspired by a secretary,
