250th Independence Day, July 4, 2026
“For the first time in weeks the valley was quiet, without the thunder of gunfire. Only the rattle of drums and shouted commands broke the silence, and in the American Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Countries
Weekend 674.0
“The setting sun all mistook for dawn.” — Victor Hugo “People assumed the future would always be newer and better, so yesterday’s future was disposable.” — ChatGPT (1) Final Days Continue Reading →
Weekend 669.0
(1) Remembering the Best: Bobby Short (New York Social Diary) (2) The historic city with a ‘small-town feel’ named the best place to live in the UK (The Independent) (3) Continue Reading →
Weekend 665.0 (Shark-Bodied, Triple-Tailed Ship)
“And I come to the fields and spacious palaces of my memory, where are the treasures of innumerable images brought into it from things of all sorts perceived by the Continue Reading →
Weekend 658.0 (The Limestone Route)
“The barren wilderness has become a great city and the desolate places have been to blossom as the rose.” — Cambridge General Advertiser, July 30, 1845 “Railway termini are our Continue Reading →
2025 UK Christmas Trip
The trip started at the TWA Hotel and included London, Norwich, and Southampton. We had a couple of day trips to the Isle of Wight and Netley. The Saints escaped Continue Reading →
Thanksgiving 2025
It’s Thanksgiving and also the First Sunday of Advent. (1) 2026 FIFA World Cup pots: December 5 draw structure announced for groups in next summer’s tournament (CBS SPORTS) (1a) Southampton Continue Reading →
Weekend 651.0 (Birthday)
LIMESTONEROOF turned 22 on August 21, 2025! (1) Chief Iron Tail (1857-1916) Around 1913 in Washington, D.C., he posed for the famous Indian Head Nickel. Mom left me this beautiful Continue Reading →
Weekend 648.0 (…things are upside down and in the air.)
(1) Inside Brompton: a pioneering provider of folding bicycles for fifty years (Wallpaper) (2) History has a rhythm and this is eerily relevant. A quote from The Brothers York: An Continue Reading →
English Premiere League Finale (2024/25)
The English Premiere League (EPL) season ends today. The season was absolute rubbish for Saints Fans, but like spring baseball, hope springs eternal. The club has appointed a new manager Continue Reading →