If you are going to discuss Paraguay, you should mention the Paraguayan War. As is true of almost all extreme examples, we can learn from it:The Paraguayan War,[6] also known as the War of the Triple… (View Post)

Historical note: Tammany Hall favored women's suffrage because they believed that the women married to their supporters would ask their husbands how to vote. (They were probably right.) https://… (View Post)

If you are bored witing for some sporting event, you might want to take a video tour of US national parks. https://www.airnow.gov/resources/web-cams/ All of the air quality webcam sites have links to… (View Post)

Speaking of heat, it's been five years since the Seattle area hit all-time records:Over time, descending air in a heat dome creates a progressively warmer air mass. From June 25 through the 28 i… (View Post)

Relief is here, in western Washington state; after three hot days, we now have cool weather, and are likely to get some rain soon, perhaps even starting this evening. (The hot weather is unusual, esp… (View Post)