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Saturday, March 17, 2012
Personal Reflections on St. Patrick's Day
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Happy St. Patrick's Day! Did you know that, in essence, Patrick was a missionary? St. Patrick, whose Irish name is Padraig , was a B...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Stone of Destiny
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The Stone housed in the coronation chai The Stone of Scone, also called, The Stone of Destiny, is a rock on which the kings of ...
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Counts, Captains, and Comparisons
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Athos, also known as le comte de La Fère (Count of Fère), and Captain Haddock of the Tintin cartoons have some circumstantial similarities. ...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Chicken à la king
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Henri IV, King of France, said "I want the peasants to put a chicken in the pot every Sunday." The king's kind wish has a str...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Machiavelli and a Musketeer
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"Here a question arises: whether it is better to be loved than feared, or the reverse. The answer is, of course, that it would be best...
Friday, January 20, 2012
The Musketeers in Marketing
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The four musketeers and their distinctive personalities have been employed as advertisement. I thought this was pretty clever. Although not ...
The Musketeer Series: Post 5, Athos
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Athos always seemed to command respect. This is surprising when looking at some of his behavior for he was a heavy drinker and ridiculous ...
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