Understanding History When It Was News
In our world of iPhones and fast food on every corner, I think it’s difficult to appreciate historical achievements. Even in the first world countries, a hundred years ago it pretty much took all of your life just to put a meal on the table. Things weren’t much...Eleven Questions
Recently, August McLaughlin tagged me in a variation of the question game that was started by Fabio Bueno. The idea is that I have to answer eleven questions set by August, and then I set eleven further questions for eleven further people. I was a little worried about...Google Motion
Wow. It’s here at last. The greatest step forward since the the old windows, icons, mouse revolution. And it’s from Google. Mind you, Google has quite a bit going for it. I mean, you’ve probably notice them on the internet. They have a pretty good...Hero
Hero. It’s a word we often hear. On the news, in advertisements, in everyday speech. “Be a hero and bring back a loaf of bread.” “Teachers are hero’s too.” “He’s the team hero after making that pass.” Now I’m...Nigel Blackwell
Nigel Blackwell was born in rural Oxfordshire in England. He has a love of books, a PhD in Physical Chemistry, and a black belt in pointing out the obvious. As a teenager he toured Europe, and hasn't stopped traveling since. He loves seeing the wonders of the world and meeting the people in it, and hasn't been anywhere that doesn't have the potential for a story. He now lives in Texas with his wife and daughter, where they enjoy the sunshine and listen to the coyotes howl at night.