Obergruppenfuhrer Reynhard Heydrich was the worst of the worst. If anyone envisions a brilliant, cruel, efficient, mass murdering Nazi, Heydrich would fit the bill. He was educated, he came from a decent family, he had a background in music (his Father was a composer and ran a famous music school,…

MedicMark had taken some cool shots at a cool-looking parish near his home (wherever he lives; I don't know him). Seeing that made me think of Kutna Hora, then my overall trip to Prague. I took about 400 photos in the 16 days, but here are my top 11 picks. I'm too lazy to include the haceks on some…

My fabulous daughter, Mercedez, left this morning with a team of 11 others for the Czech Republic. This is her first flight, first missions trip and first time away from home for that long. A lot of firsts! Her non-stop, (almost 9 hr) flight takes off tonight from Minneapolis/St. Paul and she'll…

March 18thThe Irish goddess Sheilah na Gig, a fertility goddess, is honored today as a patroness of thresholds and women's mysteries. She was identified variously as St. Patrick's wife or mother in the Middle Ages. In Iceland, this is known as Sheelah’s Day. Images have been identified with her in I…