57 Years… Here’s What Life Has Taught Me
It’s taken me 57 years to learn these lessons. If I can save you even a few years of frustration, heartache, or wasted time, then writing this was worth it.
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Not a Puppet. Decorum Matters
American Originals The Proto Pipe
It was a carefully engineered machine.
Like many of history’s most interesting inventions, it wasn’t created by a large corporation or an engineering team hidden inside some anonymous office building. It was born from the imagination of one man with a drafting table, a handful of machine tools, and the stubborn belief that everyday objects could be improved through thoughtful design.
That man was Phil Jergenson.
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An old-timer once told me
Nothing in life is free.
The question isn’t whether you’ll pay.
The question is what you’re willing to pay for.
These days, I’ll gladly pay the price for peace.
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Sulfur, DMSO, and the Forgotten History of an Ancient Remedy
Sulfur, DMSO, and the Forgotten History of an Ancient Remedy.
Long before modern pharmaceuticals, people sought relief from the natural world around them. Among the most respected remedies in human history was sulfur.
The Great Seal Bug: The Cold War Spy Device That Predicted Wireless Charging and RFID
August of 1945, a group of smiling Soviet schoolchildren presented the American ambassador in Moscow with a hand-carved wooden replica of the Great Seal of the United States. It appeared to be a simple gesture of friendship between wartime allies.
It was actually one of the most ingenious espionage devices ever created.
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Psychedelic Dervish Music | Hypnotic Ritual Trance & Sufi Meditation
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The Public Universal Friend: America’s Forgotten Genderless Evangelist
American history is filled with unusual religious figures, but few are as fascinating, or as overlooked, as the person known as the Public Universal Friend.
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The Red Caps of the Scottish Borders
Long before modern horror stories filled bookshelves and movie screens, the people of the Scottish borderlands told tales of creatures far more unsettling than anything invented today.
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The Hidden Meanings of Front Door Colors: Folklore, Superstition, and Southern Tradition
For centuries, the front door of a home has carried meaning far beyond simple decoration. Across Europe, the American South, coastal communities, Asian traditions, and old folk beliefs, the color of a doorway was often believed to influence luck, protection, prosperity, spirituality, and even the kinds of energies allowed to enter the home.
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Bloodlines, Spirit, and the Nature of Familiar Connections
I’ve been thinking more deeply about the idea of familiars, spirit guides, and bloodlines, and I don’t fully align with
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