I’ve always wanted to understand more about the World Wars. In school we focus on World War Two but I cannot remember being taught anything about World War One. A quick search of the internet or simply asking around is always met with answer about the assassination of Arch Duke Ferdinand in Serbia. What I’ve…… Continue reading The Guns of August
Author: Mateo de Colón
Global Citizen! こんにちは！僕の名前はマットです. Es decir soy Mateo. Aussi, je m'appelle Mathieu. Likes: Languages, Cultures, Computers, History, being Alive! \(^.^)/
Journal Entry – 3.24.2023
It has been some time since my last entry. To be completely blunt I think I’ve had a touch of depression which has completely zapped my motivation for many things including blog writing. Over the past couple years there have been momentous changes, most of them negative. There is the political downward spiral lead by…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 3.24.2023
Adventures in Metal Detecting: Find Waxing Crescent, Learn about a Goddess
Yesterday I found this waxing crescent moon on the beach. I didn’t even need my detector, I saw it with my own eyes right in the sand. Yemaya I used Google Lens to try and identify it and saw the exact same on Amazon in Yemaya Tools Herramientas: https://a.co/d/8REo7WC Yemaya Tools Herramientas I had no…… Continue reading Adventures in Metal Detecting: Find Waxing Crescent, Learn about a Goddess
Journal Entry – 1.15.23
It is 6:30 AM on Sunday morning, January 15th 2023. It occurred to me just a few moments ago that sitting next to the gas fireplace in my bedroom would be a great place to write. A heavy shower has just passed through and hopefully there will be a few more before the expected pause…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 1.15.23
Mysteries of the Unknown: Time and Space
I have a deep fascination with time. I am acutely aware at how fast it passes and am dismayed that I’m forty five years old. It is not a sadness at no longer being young but more-so being very surprised that this age has come so quickly. I’ve always known that time is precious and…… Continue reading Mysteries of the Unknown: Time and Space
Lapham’s Quarterly: Foreigners
Having spent a substantial amount of time in foreign countries I was looking forward to reading this edition of Lapham’s Quarterly. Furthermore, there is an anti-foreigner strain that gained a little steam under the Trump Presidency. History is rife with anti-immigrant sentiment and the USA is no exception. There was a discussion back in the…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly: Foreigners
Life After Life – Raymond Moody
Although I no longer believe in religion I remain a spiritual person always looking for evidence, for answers. I try to find these answers in multiple ways and have found one common thread throughout is meditation. Meditation at first blush seems like something esoteric from the orient. But what I’ve found is that it is…… Continue reading Life After Life – Raymond Moody
The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization – Peter Zeihan
Reading this book reminded me of another business book that made just as much of a splash twenty years ago but preached the opposite. The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman spoke of erasing borders, a level playing field for the entire world where international economic cooperation would increase efficiency and drive down price. This…… Continue reading The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization – Peter Zeihan