The Fugitive Slave Routes I met a man in Cleveland yesterday who, in conversation, mentioned that his former office was in a […]

Leviticus and Exodus This is a letter to Dr. Laura. It may have been floating around the internet some time, but it […]

Michigan State University The Café previously looked at the origins of the Wolverine name for both the State of Michigan and the […]

The Rapture Index The Apocalypse is almost here. When it arrives, the true believers will be lifted out of their clothes and […]

The How and the Why Wolverines are not indigenous to the State of Michigan. The question is, then: ”How, and why, did […]

Michigan vs. Ohio I was reminded about the Toledo War between Michigan and Ohio a couple of times this week, and I […]

New Mexico U.S.A. One of my daughters moved to New Mexico this week and she will start her new job in a […]

Joys of Irish Humor During the Civil War, a soldier in the all-Irish 69th New York Regiment approached General Thomas Meagher, a […]