Musings

"MEN WANTED: FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS, CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL....

Automatons have been around for hundreds, if not, thousands of years, when simple principles of pulley systems, cogs and wheels were used...

"Whoever controls the money in any country is absolute master of industry [legislation] and commerce". James A. Garfield-(1831-1881)....

There are a pile of stones on Salisbury plain that poses questions, of which still remain... Stone henge is one of the oldest known...

Francis Danby (1793-1861) Little heard about these days, but not more than 100 years ago he was a household name in artistry. He was born...