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Mike Keeler

MIKE KEELER: A Genius in 236 Words

OK aspiring writers, this one’s easy. Maybe too easy.Your assignment today is to write a story of only about 1500 words. But there’s a catch: all the words in your...

MIKE KEELER: May 1774: The Empire Strikes Back

On May 13, 1774, a large vessel sailed into Boston Harbor. It wasn't a whaler,...

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,...

Ah, The Unholy Power of Pop Culture

According to the Social Security Administration, the top two baby names of 2009 were Jacob and Isabella.  And how traditional is that?  In...

Can You Put A Price Tag On Your Heritage?

Take, for example, the case of the Old Barracks.  The Colony of New Jersey built five military barracks in 1758; the one in...

Presenting Environmental DUH vs. FACT

On the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, it's becoming clear that the waters of the world are being destroyed by...water. DUH:  Sometime in the...

OK Aspiring Writers, This One’s Easy . . . Maybe Too Easy

Your assignment today is to write a story of only about 1500 words.  But there's a catch: all the words in your story...

There’s a Reason It’s Called “March Madness”

As the NCAA basketball tournaments tipped off, researchers at The Institute of Diversity and Ethics in Sports did a little research.  They looked...