History…its value
I was listening to Levi Lusko as he talked about “You Have a New Memory.” He talked about just how tricky memory is. How bad can be good? And good can be bad. How dangerous forgetting our past is. I am disturbed about all these historical statues being taken down as...
Life for the Rich in Rome
Life in Rome was never easy for anyone. Yes, we all know the plebs and barbarians had it rough. But well, so did the elite. In some ways, their lives were even more difficult. You see, at least the plebs and barbarians lived their lives as they decided…usually. They...
Threathened Loyalties – Life with the rich and famous of Herculaneum
Here you have the setting of my whole story of Threatened Loyalties. In the background is Vesuvius. Before you are the huts where people hid and where their blood boiled and they died from the volcanic vomit. You see the statue of Balbus at the entrance to his...
Vesuvius and Herculaneum
To many these are just pictures of an ancient city in the area called Campania that is old. A moment caught in modern time because we can take pictures. In fact, these are MY pictures that I took when I was there. In fact the big pic on top is the settings of my novel...
Oh! Those Kids!!!
Kids! Just what are you going to do with them? Me? I write about them. They are fun, but sometimes I do not like what they are doing. Take Birth of a Bully. That was a hard write in many ways. Bullies are not born really. They are made. By a parent usually who is a...JF. Ridgley
