Monthly Archives: November 2013

Peugeot Pepper Mills, Grinders, Salt Mills Peugeot created the pepper mill in 1842, long before it made motor cars. Peugeot’s pepper mill uses a case hardened steel mill mechanism and come with a lifetime manufacturer warranty. All of the Peugeot … Continue reading →

SAVATE: French Foot Fighting or French Boxing (B.F, B.F.S) Savate takes its name from the French for “old boot” (heavy footwear that used to be worn during fights; c f (carried forward) French-English loanwords sabot and sabotage and Spanish cognate … Continue reading →

The FUTURE of WEALTH In mythology, the rise and fall of great empires depended on the strength and cunning of one’s armies. The great generals of the Roman Empire worshipped at the temple of Mars, the god of war, before … Continue reading →

IMMORTALITY PLUS YOUTH The prospect of extending the human life span is a source of joy for some and a horror for others, as we contemplate a population explosion and a society of decrepit elderly who will bankrupt the country. … Continue reading →

The History of Standard Oil of New Jersey In 1859, a retired railroad conductor, Edwin L. Drake drilled the first commercially successful oil well in the United States near Titusville, Pennsylvania. John D. Rockefeller entered the picture four years later … Continue reading →

The Sandwich At 5A.M. on August 6, 1762, John Montagu, fourth earl of Sandwich, looked up from the gaming table and decided that he was hungry. The earl, an inveterate gambler in the midst of one of his famous round-the-clock … Continue reading →

An old anonymous poem nicely defines these parts of speech Three little words you often see ARTICLES, a, an and the. NOUN’S the name of anything; As school or garden, hoop or swing. ADJECTIVES tell the kind of noun; As … Continue reading →

Good-Bye. Good-bye derives from the words “God be with you”, its first recorded use in a 1573 letter. Earlier forms of God be with you were God be wy you, godbwye, god bwy ye and good b’wy Why then is … Continue reading →

Saint Pierre et Miquelon Saint-Pierre est la plus petite île et la seule sensiblement peuplées ville (la capitale), et la zone centrale de l’activité. Miquelon – la plus grande île en fait il y en a trois d’entre eux, connecté … Continue reading →