I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
Read moreAtheist Ireland publishes 25 blasphemous quotes after the new Irish law on Blasphemy took effect on New Years day 2010. The group, Atheist Ireland, wants the law repealed: This new law is both silly and dangerous. It is silly because medieval religious laws have no place in a modern secular…
Read moreMy housemate and I were experimenting on the sweet mangoes we had on our table and came up with an idea of turning the mangoes into a sweet, tasty dessert. We took some milk, pour in some sugar and chocolate bars and peanuts and, voila, the Chocomangrous sweets were made!…
Read moreThere is this poster who leaves comments on my every post every day, without a miss, for months now. The poster carries the name bathmateus; sometimes it’s bath mateus. I love comments. But not coming from this bathmateus, who obviously just spamming my blog entries and promoting his website. I…
Read moreRolling prairie and beautiful lakes will be the backdrop for the 6th Annual Argus Leader Tour de Kota. The tour will cover about 478 miles over six days. The Tour de Kota travels the back roads and byways of the beautiful state of South Dakota, on what has become one…
Read moreUSA Today and Gallup posted the results of the poll to determine the most admired people for 2009. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won the Most Admired Woman category while Pres. Barack Obama easily won the spot for the Most Admired Man category. Oh why former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin…
Read morePresident Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama offered Christmas wishes to the nation, including a special thanks for the U.S. military.
Read moreFr. Andrew Dickinson is the new chaplain of the Catholic church located at the Newman Center, South Dakota State University. For the past Sunday masses, and in a number of daily masses, Fr. Andrew Dickinson has been condemning the “Merry Christmas” greeting. The first time I’ve heard Fr. Dickinson asking…
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Bay Landing Hotel at the Bayshore Area in San Francisco exudes comfort more than what meets the eye. In my last trip to San Francisco, around mid-December, I was expecting the hotel prices to sky rocket due to the holiday season craze. San Francisco is one of the U.S. busiest…
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