Gary Cunningham

Round about the cauldron go; In the poison'd entrails throw. Toad, that under cold stone Days and nights has thirty-one Swelter'd venom sleeping got, Boil thou first i the charmed pot Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake; Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder's fork and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. Macbeth: Act IV, Scene I

Halloween greetings from Shakespeare

RFK, jr.’s house ?

“They found that art positively influences the immune, hormone and nervous systems all at once…The findings suggest that seeing original art not only moves people emotionally, but also calms the body and promotes health and wellbeing.”

YouTube video by Jonny Thomson Ord: The Precipice

We have Paleolithic emotions and Medieval institutions, but god-like technology.
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The colonists were revolting

I NEVER FORGET THAT I LIVE IN A HOUSE OWNED BY ALLTHE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND THAT I HAVE BEEN GIVEN THEIR TRUST-FDR Memorial

The FDR Memorial in Washington, DC.

June Lockhart left us yesterday at age 100.

“Lockhart…told the audience that no one has the right to moralize about another person’s life or identity, especially an experience they themselves have never lived.”

You’re a very special person for reading this.

I don’t think he’s smart enough to be an Octavian.

How to spot fake scientists and stop them from publishing papers Nature - Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides.

Journals are considering doing identity checks to expose fake authors — but there are downsides

go.nature.com/4hqvw6F

Meanwhile, the U.S. President doesn’t want people to focus on 'how bad slavery was.”

It is a terrible and important part of our past that shouldn’t be downplayed or forgotten.

It might be part of a Popish Plot !

One of my favorite books of 2025. If you’re a Christian, you should read this book. If you aren’t a Christian but have any interest in the history or theology of Christianity, you should read this book.

Will Britain forgive and forget? Asking for a friend.

Brown University president declines invitation for Brown to join federal Compact In a letter to the White House, President Christina H. Paxson wrote that Compact provisions restricting academic freedom and undermining autonomy would impede the University’s ability to fulfill its m...

Very good to see Brown University joining MIT in declining to sign up to the Adminstration's proposed "Compact for Academic Excellence" www.brown.edu/news/2025-10...

And he wants a golden throne room in the Whitehouse.

RFK, Jr. will claim it causes autism.

I know certain members of society are tired of hearing about "how bad slavery was" but this book just received the American Historical Association's award for an author’s first book on American History, and is also a finalist for the Frederick Douglass Prize.

YouTube video by Jonny Thomson Buddhist Philosophy: Dukkha

The Buddhist view of suffering
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American Historical Association Announces 2025 Prize Winners – AHA The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes.

The AHA is pleased to announce the winners of its 2025 prizes, which honor exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, public history, and other historical projects. Congratulations to the 2025 awardees! #AHAPerspectives🗃️

Example: “An ACT study found that the share of students getting A’s in English rose from 48 percent in 2012 to 56 percent in 2022, even as their demonstrated mastery of the subject declined over that period.”

The problem isn’t lack of spending on education, which has increased. The theorized problems are distractions (smartphones) and low expectations.

My expectations of U.S. adults are constantly being refined.

Trump would like a second chance.

Be bold. Envision yourself living a life that you love.

This week’s mantra from a couple friends of mine.

inveniō, invenīre, invēnī, inventum Christophorus Columbus Americam nōn invēnit. multī populī ibi iam habitābant!

MSU doesn't give us today off (we get Mon & Tues off next week as a "fall break"), but this is in my Latin lesson.

Felicem Diem Populōrum Indigenōrum!

Maybe Australia can send over some brain cells. The U.S. has a severe shortage.

And Dionysos wouldn’t have invented wine.

Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, Charlottesville, VA - Official Website Home of Thomas Jefferson - 3rd US President and author of the Declaration of Independence - a historic house, a local and national tourist attraction, and a World Heritage Site near Charlottesville, V...

Another gem open during the government shutdown. They have a great tour that gives a good amount of attention to the enslaved people as well as to Mr. Jefferson.
They’re not federally funded, so are not affected by the current administration’s war with historical accuracy.

www.monticello.org

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Though John “has been a witness to the pomp and splendor of [royal] courts, he is I hope republican enough to leave these ideas in their native soil and to exhibit an example of prudence and frugality which he knows to be very necessary.”

1/2 From The book I’m reading, "John Quincy Adams: A Man for the Whole People."

Like her husband John, Abigal Adams was no fan of monarchy. By age 17, John Q. had resided in or visted Spain, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Prussia, and Russia. Abigal wrote of him to her cousin Cotton Tuffs: