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Bruce's Visit To Pearl Harbor [Photos]

Bruce Mikells — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 12:00:35 +0000

There is an eerie quiet that consumes you the moment you step off the bus and walk through the gates. Gone is the laughing and horseplay of a family on vacation. Instead, there is a quiet respect for those whose final resting place is this hallowed ground.

Cycle Skating: Roller Blading From The 1920′s [Video]

Bruce Mikells — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:39:58 +0000

When I was a kid roller skates had four wheels and you needed a skate key to tighten them around your shoe. Then came roller blades, the inline skates that so many people enjoy. But what was before the roller blade and the skate key?

100 Years In 10 Minutes [Video]

Bruce Mikells — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:57:10 +0000

These events of our past are what have shaped our present and will ultimately direct us for the future. My life begins 5 minutes into the video, depending upon when you were born some of these events are pure history or the story of your lifetime too.

Happy Birthday America, Why We Should All Drink To That

Bruce Mikells — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:48:25 +0000

The National Anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, The song they play before football games and car races, that’s the song I want you to think about. How much do you know about it? You probably knew Francis Scott Key wrote the words in a poem called the “Defense of Fort McHenry” after witnessing the battle that [...]

Pass the Popcorn

Jude Walker — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:20:58 +0000

You ever wonder why popcorn and the movies go together so well? I thought it was because it was quiet and tasty. Turns out it was because it was CHEAP and tasty. At any rate, it's tasty. And by golly I want some right now!

New Orleans Circa 1940

Bruce Mikells — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 11:56:32 +0000

We all have our memories of New Orleans, if you don’t then you either spent too much time on Bourbon Street or you just haven’t been. I came across this travelogue piece from the 1940′s and found the trip back in time to be quite interesting. I hope you will travel along with me.

But Is It Fresh?

Bruce Mikells — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 09:29:38 +0000

My kids cringe at the thought of leftovers. Being a parent I know certain things actually taste better the next day like a good spaghetti sauce or even a gumbo. But that is just one day, what about almost two and a half centuries? Uh, I think I will just have a Pop-Tart and call it a night. Still the hunters of history are pretty darn excited about what they think might be the worlds oldest bowl of soup.