Well, this has been an interesting start to 2021 who is clearly not going to let 2020 get all the history mentions. Here are things I’ve read, watched and discovered as my curiosity got the better of me this week.
The Week’s Postings
Monday: What is history’s deadliest pandemic?
Tuesday: Thank God for volcanoes and earthquakes
Thursday: The storming of Congress and the lesson we need to learn
Related Reading
- Kristna Trumpvännerna fortsätter sitt idoga försvar av Trump (Christian Trump friends continue their diligent defense of Trump) Swedish/English
From the archives
Joy and sorrow: “In scripture, we see that hardship and suffering, far from being places where joy is killed, are places where joy is discovered”
Some interesting things (to me)
Seven posts that caught my eye.
- Why get an Awomen to do an Amen’s job?
- A True Religion Does Three Things and Answers Four Questions
- The Epic of Eden: Ordering your Dysfunctional Old Testament Closet.
- Archaeologists May Have Found The Place Where John The Baptist Was Condemned to Death
- Here’s How Long You Actually Need to Break a Habit, According to Science
- Europe’s Tesla rival is fixing the huge battery recycling mess
- 30 Remarkable Redecorations: “Before And After Design”
Eye-catching stuff
Incredible Professional Winners From the 2020 International Photography Awards
“Best friends” by Claudio Piccoli (Italy). First Place – Professional Nature, Animals / Pets. 
“Colossal Shadows: Super Tuskers of East Africa” by Andrew Doggett (United States). First Place – Professional Nature, Wildlife.
Seven Twitter highlights
- Go into any day without fear and anxiety
- So terrible being the dad of a learning disabled young man.
- Big rebel energy
- Famous people jumping
- Neuchweinstein Castle, Fussen, Germany
- Bulldog buddy
- Snow statistics of Finland
Something to watch
If you’ve never seen a million birds fly in unison, check this (and turn the sound up!)
Bonus video: Everything About This Hamster Maze Escape is Amazing
Have a great weekend.
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