The small size of Shebaa Farms – only a mile or so wide and several miles long – belies its significance. The next war between Israel and Hezbollah could very well start here… In 1926, when France created Lebanon, they drew the border with Syria in such a manner that it severed a number of … Continue reading
Caspar David Friedrich Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, 1818 In German: Der Wanderer über dem Nebelmeer It currently resides in the Kunsthalle Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany. ***** Does anyone else find the mysterious wilderness of fog-bound crags tantalizing? Continue reading
Made famous by the Bret Harte story, Outcasts of Poker Flat, which actually has nothing to do with the real town, the name “Poker Flat” will likely at least have name recognition for many people. And to expand on the previous sentence, although the Poker Flat in the story bears no resemblance to the real … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 