Just wait till school's in session and they have grading to do. Then they'll totally bury you.

Hey, you're swell! Thanks, ogged. What's your Edge of the American West commenting pseud?

owl is the symbol of wisdom, longevity and riches

To you, read. Not to Violet Asquith.

Chinese owls eat their own mothers. Cultural difference!

really? in folklore?
those chinese are capable of anything

Love that blog. And the Jenkins bio of Churchill is a good read. Martin Gilbert is thorough but bland. Clemmy must have been one strong/patient/numb woman to put up with WSC for a such long long time.

Well, as the Orkhon inscriptions point out, you can never trust the Chinese.

But did the Ordos Mongols listen? No, they did not! And now look at them.

i read your site, the barbarian part
i think you'll really like Gumilev

i got a parcel from home - candies, pastry, a sweater
got a roach poison, very potent one
coz i discovered american ones from pharmacy do not work, i did once bug-o-cide campaign in may using this one, very effective
so now i have it ready in advance, it pleases me to know i'm armed :)