I quickly formed a connection their German shepherd, Bruce, whom I felt would now protect me for life. And I was quickly reminded why I consider Darragh and Val, totally grounded with an uncanny ability to see through my surface, to be in the top of my best people list. There’s alway...
“The outer perimeter of Colonia Dignidad was marked by eight-foot fences topped with barbed wire, which armed groups of men patrolled day and night with German shepherd and doberman attack dogs. Guards in observation posts equipped with shortwave radios, telephones, binoculars, night vision equipmen...
Origin:You might be forgiven for thinking that Yorkshire puddings originated inYorkshire, but this isn’t necessarily the case. Instead, they got their name from a 1747 cookery publication that called them ‘Yorkshire’ puddings to describe the light and airy batter made in that region, compared ...
** Not all of his concoctions were as widely approved of. *** Amusingly Angostura bitters do not contain the bitter-tasting bark of Angostura trifoliata, but are instead named after the town in Venezuela from where the recipe originated. I should write another blog post about that. This ent...
1934 –Near South Pittsburg, Tennessee, a Phantom Kangaroo or “kangaroo-like-beast” was reported by a number of witnesses during a five-day period. This creature is said to have killed and partially eaten several animals like ducks, geese, a german shepherd and other dogs. A search party...
For those of you that are unaware the Celtic people originated in what is now Austria. Straight and easy run it may be, but after a couple of kilometers or so it goes steadily down hill to the valley of the Jagst River. The geography of this area is the prettiest I have seen in ...
In order to compel them, Filipinos were tortured with the “water cure” technique, learned from the Macabebe minority, and thought to have originated with the earlier Spanish colonial rulers, who had employed it during the Inquisition. With the “cure”, water was poured down a man’s throa...