History is littered with trends that tanked, fads and fashions that seemed like a good idea at the time but, in retrospect, usually came to be labeled, “What were they thinking?” Elephant bellbottoms, ironing your hair, underwear as outerwear – … Continue reading »

Beginning on July 4, 1845, Henry David Thoreau spent two years and two months in semi-isolation at a small cabin on the edge of Walden Pond.  This experiment in self reliance led to the publication of Walden in 1854. One … Continue reading »