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I’m not a spiritual dude. But swimming in Lake Superior, it feels like nothing else. It takes water almost 300 years to flow out of the lake. It’s so goddamn cold and clear and deep. It feels like you can sense this spirit of something ancient and profound.

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Unfortunately, I have never read Guns of August; although I have heard it is a classic. It appears that you are interested in World War I. I would like to make a recommendation to you. Dreadnought: Britain, Germany and the Coming of the Great War by Robert K. Massie is an outstanding book. Have you ever wondered how Great Britain went from a close relationship with Prussia (later Germany) to an alliance with their historical nemesis France? In this book Massie traces how that happened and why it happened. Makes fascinating reading of an event that,in many respects, set the stage for the 20th century. If you haven’t read it hope you enjoy it.

You might enjoy Pioneer Women: Voices From the Kansas Frontier by Joanna L Stratton. The book is a compilation of autobiographical sketches by the actual women who lived on the Kansas frontier. And cover several decades of time.

Visited Lake Superior last month for the first time. The water, the beaches around Grand Marais and Picture Rocks makes it a special place on Earth!

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Hhhhmmm ...... kimono?

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sadly I'm an urban planner (hence the interesti) and not a historian. highly doubt my competenc😁

The Ichthus symbol was actually stolen from one of Artemis' temples. They just turned it sideways and said it was a fish.

The circle in 8 parts is an Ichthus, a major symbol from early Christianity and also Dharmachakra for the 8-fold path of Buddhism

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I can see why The Guns of August is at the top of the recommended books for World War I and World War II, I’m reading it currently and I am very much enjoying it

I like how they kept harping on that this was only uncovered because a priest decided to build a retreat.

Not necessarily of birth, but of upbringing (youth) or residence (adult life). So, for example, Jesus was born in Bethlehem, but is known as Jesus of Nazareth because his parents moved there when he was young. After his birth, Joseph "went and lived in a town called Nazareth", https://biblehub.com/matthew/2.htm#19.