In the British Museum of London is an old mariner’s chart drawn in 1525, which outlines the North American coastline and the surrounding waters. The cartographer, no doubt inspired by the folklore of the natives of that area, penned some rather ominous notations on yet unexplored areas of the map. “He wrote: ‘Here be giants,’ […]

“When World War I erupted in 1914, launching the first great European war of the 20th century, soldiers on both sides were assured that they would be home by Christmas to celebrate victory,” according to author Victor Parachin. Men did not get to see their families on Christmas, for the “war to end all wars” […]

Last month, as we approached Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I felt compelled to express my disdain at how commercialized the Christmas holiday has become. Sure enough, come Monday morning there were fights over flat screen televisions in Wal-Marts, taser brawls in a mall and despite feeling vindicated about my observations, the actions themselves just […]

  Cold Weather and Nice Island Finds Greetings from the island everyone, hope all of you are doing well and enjoyed a nice Thanksgiving with family and friends. The low tide kept Barnacle and I on the island that day, but I enjoyed a nice meal with island friends Bubba and Kim. The tides came […]

  As I followed Dorothy’s directions down the winding road I was eager to see her again. It seemed like yesterday since I’d met her at the library in Seadrift to talk about one of Seadrift’s first publications, Seadrift Success. In actuality, it had been about two years! Following last month’s article where I inquired […]