I didn't intend to travel like I did. I wanted to do the things a twenty-something likes to do. But I wanted to go to the ends of the earth too. That desire began thanks to an atlas my mother got me at the Alvin State Fair in 1969. I was just five years old and the post WWI atlas captivated my imagination. There were pictures of peoples from all around the world, in their traditional clothing, in their traditional setting. I couldn't wait to get old enough to leave home an

What Drives Certain Men to Achieve The Impossible? In 1162 - it is said that the ''earth shook and the skied trembled.'' As part of adding the command of ALL things divine into the day Genghis Khan was born, the events are made to foretell the future. As with most great men of history, his birth is steeped in mystery all unto itself. His life was to become a legend. Many believe that his story is straight forward - a serial murderer and ruler of many lands. But the real cha

Irish History is seldom taught to Americans from their point of view. What little we know is presented to us with a few names and dates and

‘’Polemos Pater Panton’’ Heracleitus ‘’Competition is the Father of All Things’’ The writing of History and the aftermath of battles are often told without setting a proper context around the actual wars that were fought. War is one of the true constants of human history and has not diminished with the civilization or freedom. One of the truly great historians of our modern era, Will Durant, speculates that of the last 4,421 years of recorded history, only 268 of the them hav