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Mike Keeler

MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back

On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler, it wasn't a trading ship of any kind. It was the HMS Lively, a...

MIKE KEELER: One Big Bottle of DUH

Let us now praise the pandemic.It was poetic that on the 50th Anniversary of Earth...

MIKE KEELER: The Amazing Thing . . .

This past week’s solar eclipse up in the great north woods was pretty amazing, And...

MIKE KEELER: Spring 1774: Intolerable

In the aftermath of the destruction of the Francis Scott Key bridge this past week,...

Mike Keeler: Back in Daylight Spending Time

As we move into Daylight Savings Time, turns out the only thing we’re saving is...

Government Makes Good on A Very Old Promise

by Mike Keeler It involves a small tract of land, set amid rolling foothills, adjacent to a world-famous tourist destination. For many years...

Here’s A Little Serving Of Mashed History

by Mike KeelerThe Andes were not made for farming.  It’s cold and rainy, and the soil is rocky and thin.  But when the...

There is Nothing Exceptional About Cedric Hakeem

by Mike KeelerHis house caught fire on New Year's Eve.  But he and his family got out OK.  Then the fool ran back...

In Animal Kingdom Bigger is Better and Artificial Augmentation is a Key to Success

by Mike KeelerBut in this case we're talking about birds, not humans.  In a recent study, Spanish biologists were investigating the nesting habits...

Okay, It’s Time to Play “How Stupid Can Marketers Get?”

by Mike KeelerLet's say you work for a shoe store chain, and you want to tell people how great your shoes are.  Here's...

No Need to Worry – Just Write It Down and You’ll Do Fine

by Mike KeelerOr so says the University of Chicago.  They recently completed a study in which they asked college students to take a...