UPDATED: The Pink Flamingo has been watching the Romney apologists today. Naturally, the Telegraph is “lying”. We all know that. …Read the Rest
Ancient
One of Most Important Archaeological Finds – Ever?
The Pink Flamingo is an archaeological buff. In another life, were things perfect, I would have become an archaeologist. One …Read the Rest
Romney’s Rubicon
Our country died a little on Tuesday night. Our Rubicon has been crossed. Once this happens to a nation, you …Read the Rest
A LONG WEEKEND READ: The Arabic World and Science
There is no greater evidence for abrupt global climate change than what happened to the world around 565. The ancient …Read the Rest
Tea Parties May Violate Romans 13:2-4
The Pink Flamingo has repeatedly stated, like a broken record, that one cannot follow the gospel of Rand and follow …Read the Rest
The Spiritual, the Material, and the Golden Rule
Religions get into trouble when practitioners and leaders within that religion decide to become political. The Pink Flamingo is quite …Read the Rest
It’s Worse – Much Worse
According to Zahi Hawass: “…Upstairs, in front of the room that holds the golden mask of Tutankhamun, a vitrine containing …Read the Rest
Fascinating Atlantas Moment
There is a perfect city grid 620 miles off the coast of Africa, near the Canary Islands just about where …Read the Rest
BREAKING: Destroying Treasures the Old Fashioned Way by Security Guards, etc.
The Pink Flamingo is a frustrated archaeologist. I’ve been fascinated by Egyptology since I was a little kid. The events …Read the Rest
Christmas Day – The Chambers Book of Days
In the early ages of Christianity, its’ ministers frequently experienced the utmost difficulty in inducing the converts to refrain from indulging in the popular amusements which were so largely participated in by their pagan countrymen. Among others, the revelry and license which characterized the Saturnalia called for special animadversion. But at last, convinced partly of the inefficacy of such denunciations, and partly influenced by the idea that the spread of Christianity might thereby be advanced, the church endeavored to amalgamate, as it were, the old and new religious, and sought, by transferring the heathen ceremonies to the solemnities of the Christian festivals, to make them subservient to the cause of religion and piety. A compromise was thus effected between clergy and laity, though it must be admitted that it proved anything but a harmonious one, as we find a constant, though ineffectual, proscription by the ecclesiastical authorities of the favorite amusements of the people, including among others the sports and revelries at Christmas.
Tea Parties, Wiki-Leakers, Libertarians & Student Uprisings
Jerusalem And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England’s mountains green? And was the holy Lamb of God …Read the Rest
Carthago Delenda Est v. 2.1
“The last thing America wants is another military conflict, but the last thing the world needs is a nuclear-armed Iran… …Read the Rest
The Highest Paid Athlete Who Ever Lived?
Recently archaeologists have done a bit of translating some ancient Latin. They made a startling discovery. Unfortunately The Pink Flamingo …Read the Rest
Don’t Let It Be Forgot…That Once There Was a Spot
…it really did exist! If the history of Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight at the OK Corral were to be …Read the Rest
How Did Cleopatra Die?
The latest is that Cleopatra died from a lethal drug cocktail instead of a snakebite. The Pink Flamingo finds this fascinating simply because I am trying to prove that Mattie Blaylock was murdered instead of dying from a drug overdose. It is all about getting historians to look at things differently.
“…According to Christoph Schäfer, a German historian and professor at the University of Trier, the legendary beauty queen was unlikely to have committed suicide by letting an asp — an Egyptian cobra — sink into her flesh.
“There was no cobra in Cleopatra’s death,” Schäfer told Discovery News.
Three Crosses on a Hill – Good Friday
In Las Cruces, as you drive down Telshore toward Wallyworld and Loeman, there is a rise, a retaining wall, surrounded …Read the Rest
An Easter Message
Is this a nail from the True Cross? What they do know it it is 2 thousand years old and …Read the Rest
Tutankhamun Died from Malaria and a Broken Leg
The Pink Flamingo has been waiting for this information since I was in junior high. I am such an Egyptology buff, that when the Tutankhamun exhibit first opened at the Smithsonian, years ago my best friend and I were able to get in during the very first hour it was open!
Thera’s Killer Tsunamis
The eruption of Thera 3000 years ago devastated much of the Mediterranean with tsunamis. There are those who think it …Read the Rest
The “Sun King’s” Extravagant Incompetence
The very first state dinner in history is going on as The Pink Flaming writes much of this post. It is obviously the very first state dinner ever given by a President and First Lady. NOTHING before has compared to this august event.
Second, the Obama Administration basically snubbed the GOP by inviting very few Republicans in its cast of thousands.
The Pink Flamingo is a student of history (FYI). One of the truths that strangely repeats itself is the way a “leader” who is extremely extravagant is grossly incompetent. Let’s face it, Obama and is Dems are spending like Louis XIV of France. Plus, there is his clueless and pathetically dressed Michelle Antoinette. The extravagant incompetents of history all have one interesting little tidbit in common. They all come to a very bad end.
One of the hallmarks of these sorts of narcissistic “leaders” is their petty demand to destroy the reputation of the great men who came before them. In this Obama is no different from any number of pathetic and mediocre losers of history.
Julius Caesar – A Bust?
So, who does he look like? “…An intrepid team of archaeologists have been diving for 20 years, struggling with poor …Read the Rest
Has the Lost Army of Cambyses Been Found
One of the great historical mysteries has been the fate of the army of Cambyses.
“…According to Herodotus, Cambyses sent an army to threaten the Oracle of Amun at the Siwa Oasis. The army of 50,000 men was halfway across the desert when a massive sandstorm sprang up, burying them all. Although many egyptologists regard the story as a myth, people have searched for the remains of the soldiers for many years. These have included Count László Almásy (on whom the novel The English Patient was based) and modern geologist Tom Brown. Some believe that in recent petroleum excavations, the remains may have been uncovered…”
It now appears that two Italian archaeologists have discovered Cambyses lost army! The plot sounds like an Indiana Jones movie – an army of 50,000 men were literally swollowed in a massive sand storm.
Golly – was Herodotus right?
“…Now, two top Italian archaeologists claim to have found striking evidence that the Persian army was indeed swallowed in a sandstorm. Twin brothers Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni are already famous for their discovery 20 years ago of the ancient Egyptian “city of gold” known as Berenike Panchrysos.
Presented recently at the archaeological film festival of Rovereto, the discovery is the result of 13 years of research and five expeditions to the desert.
Looks Like the Bible Is Right – Once Again?
From the Hedgehog comes one of the most fascinating archaeological stories I’ve seen to date. Like the Hedgehog, I still …Read the Rest
The Caves of the Pharoahs?
Zahi Hawass doesn’t think there are any new discoveries to be made in Giza, but he could be wrong. Then …Read the Rest
Huge Neolithic “Cathedral” Found on Orkney
The UK’s “neolithic” culture is still being defined and explored. It was huge, and one day will rewrite human history. …Read the Rest
Lanny Davis’ Senatus Populusque Romanus Moment
Lanny Davis penned an excellent, most complementary piece about Lindsey. Naturally the far right – shall we say the ignorant …Read the Rest
Don’t Know Much About History..
NOTE: The following information is what I learned in my graduate studies in Medieval History and the origins of Islam. …Read the Rest
Misc. Good Weekend Reading
Chuck Bolden to be named NASA Administrator? He says no. Did you know Republicans are happier than Democrats? It sure …Read the Rest
“Face” Book or “Head” Shots
There are several completely unrelated stories that have hit the news that have only one thing in common. They are …Read the Rest
Ceterum Censeo George Soros Esse Delendam
Moreover, I advise that George Soros must be destroyed. With apologies to Marcus Porcius Cato the Elder… No, I am …Read the Rest
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