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A beautiful GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Great night of working out last night resulting in a bit of pain in the low back but a positive attitude in the brain! 6 of one 1/2 dozen of another. Today’s bit o trivia: Rush Bagot Treaty. This came about after the War of 1812 with GreatContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 136”

A dark but not windy GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Dark Hershey walk this morning because so few stars out. Still, a great walk because there was no wind. Today’s bit o trivia: Benjamin Guggenheim. Well, it was today that the Titanic ran into an iceberg and sank into the North Atlantic. Ben, well, heContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 135”

A breezy GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Breezy is still wind…and I hate wind! Today’s bit o trivia: Ponzi Scheme. A genuine “rob Peter to pay Paul” set up. See back in the 1920s there was a guy named Charles Ponzi. He set up a plan where people would buy into his dream of makingContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 134”

A windy GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! I have said it before and I will say it again: I hate wind. Wind makes Hershey all weird on the walk cause the shadows keep moving. Today’s bit o trivia: Ethnobotany. Some call this studying plants of the world and how society uses them. And they wouldContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 133”

A windy GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! I HATE WIND. It might generate clean electricity but that does not mean I have to like it. I hate wind. Today’s bit o trivia: Monongah Mining Disaster. On 3 December 1907, 367 men (there was no hiring of women in the coal mines at that time) packedContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 132”

A sad day for the Royal Family GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has passed away at the long age of 99. 99! Today’s bit o trivia: Prince Philip…of course…duh! Born in 1921 and came out of Greece. Why? Because, for whatever reason, his family was asked to leave. Never aContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 131”

It’s warming up GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Hershey all kinds of excited to go on his walk this morning. Practically put the leash on himself. Big job a block early! Today’s bit o trivia: Prince Hamzah. He is the reason I went down this Jordan Road. Hamzah is the son of Queen Noor. KingContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 130”

A bit late on this one GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Well, good afternoon anyway. Colleague leaving the company so meetings galore about it. Today’s bit o trivia: King Abdullah II. I’ll call him King. He happens to be the king of Jordan. Currently until otherwise. Funny thing is his mom…she’s only a princess. PrincessContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 129”

An early Hershey Walk GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Hershey now sits by the stairs and waits for a scratch before I send him to bed and distribute some kick-ass Ed-vise! Kinda cool. Today’s bit o trivia: King Hussein I. He was the king of Jordan for a bit. His grandpa (King Abdullah I) tookContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 128”

A chilly GOOD MORNING!!! to you all! Happy day after Easter to everyone! Great time spent with friends and family. Too many blessings to count. Today’s bit o trivia: Lisa Najeeb Halaby. You probably know her better as Queen Noor. For all you lovers of royal intrigue and such, this one comes out of JordanContinue reading “Ed-vise Episode 127”