OK, I found the joke above on the blog Ellie Asks Why. However, many people do not realize that there were several competing proposals for a periodic table chart in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s. Not all of them were in the shape that we imagine above. For instance, there were proposals to picture […]
Archives for December 2012
The Republican Party at prayer
Back in the 1950’s, The Episcopal Church was known as the Republican Party at prayer. This lasted until 1960. After that, as a result of the civil rights struggles, the Episcopal Church has slowly moved away from its identification as the party of the well-off and supporter of the status quo. Nowadays, The Episcopal Church […]
I’m back
Hey all! I should have said something earlier, but I took a one month break from blogging. I realized that my blogs were becoming less frequent, which was a mark of needing a break and a rest. So, as 2013 is about to start, I am about to return. I will begin posting again real […]
