- Best year in sports?- I'm going out on a limb and saying that this has been one of the best years ever for sports. Here we go: Giants-Pats in Superbowl, NCAA Tournament and first time ever that all #1 seeds made the final four, Celtics-Lakers, Tiger being monumental, relevant baseball and great All-Star game, Man Utd in European championship going to shoot out. Nadals grueling and epic defeat of the once titan Federer at Wimbledon. Am I missing anything? The only thing that would have made it absolutely, positively stellar would have been a Cowboys upset of the Pats and the Jazz in the finals.
- History's coolest dump- I recently read about some digs taking place outside of Rome at Monte Testaccio. The place was a huge Roman landfill and is a giant mountain of pottery, amphorae, and other historically cool garbage. And the place was very well organized, another testament to superior Roman engineering. You know what they say- "One nations really old crap is another archaeologist's treasure."
- Tribute to Los Mochis- I received a quick email from a Mexican friend from Los Mochis, Mexico. It made me realize what a great place that is and how bad a job I've done keeping up with friends. He sent me this link- http://www.mochisonline.com/- and I think I might use it to track down some old friends. That place had some of the freshest and best food I've ever consumed. Rob, didn't you spend some time down there?
- 1491- I'm reading this book to get a better appreciation for the history of my own continent. Quite frankly our Euro-centric approach to education is pretty myopic. This was also one of the selected books from the ill-fated Skutch Book Club I believe. Anyways, it has been a great read and it has really supplemented what I learned in my early studies of Mesoamerican history. It is absolutely incredible how advanced some of these nations were and how little we know about them. The scientific community can't even agree on when the first people inhabited the Americas. It is astounding how much mystery is still shrouded in the mountains above Cuzco or in the Jungles of Copan. Hats off to the damn Spaniards for destroying a good portion of these people's cultural legacy.
Friday, August 08, 2008
Randomizer Volume IV: Series II
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Too many civilizations have been slighted because their history has been rewritten by the victor. Look at Native American history within our own borders. And about western history being myopic...how many people know the Chinese not only discovered America 70 years before Columbus, but did it with a massive fleet that sailed twice as far? Thanks for the book suggestion, I've already added it to my Amazon Wish List. I just received 8 new books today, all for only a few dollars a piece brand new. Joined a history book club requiring no commitment to buy any other books! And about your sports comment, I agree. Hopefully this year will be even better...at least if the Cougs live up to expectations.
I've been on vacation.
Mochis was in my mission, but I never served there. However, Siniloa has some great, local cuisine that I've really nevre been able to find here or reproduce in the kitchen. Kind of sad. And it also reminds me that I've some good friends down there I need to track down.
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