The History Blog and Japanese SawsI follow The History Blog by psuedynmous blogger livius. It features blog posts about history (surprise?) focusing significantly on archaeology news. Significantly, The History Blog links to sources. …Nicholas A. Ferrell·Jun 9·2 min readarchaeologyblogrollEntryjapanjapaneseHistory
No Grand Slam Winners in 2026 French Open Men’s R16I watched a good amount of most of tennis' grand slams from about 2000 through 2013 or so. I was a Roger Federer fan, and for a good chunk of that period, you could always count on Mr. Federer playing…Nicholas A. Ferrell·Jun 8·2 min readfrenchOpenjunitedlearning2026sports
Disabling AI in WordPress 7.0This site is (as of the publication of this post) on WordPress 7.0. I became aware that WordPress added some AI features through articles and blog posts instead of the WordPress admin area. The fact t…Nicholas A. Ferrell·May 29·2 min readailearning2026wordpressthrough articles and blog posts instead of the WordPress admin area
Pink Tea With Baking SodaMy friend told me that she was making "Kashmiri chai" tea this morning. She correctly anticipated that I did not know what Kashmiri chai was and sent a link to the recipe she was using. I read the rec…Nicholas A. Ferrell·May 26·2 min readbakingSodagreenTealearning2026tea
Moina Michael and the Remembrance PoppyInspired by Col. John McCrae's poem, In Fladers Fields, Georgia resident and professor Moina Michael championed the remembrance poppy following World War I. Sara Freeland, writing for UGA Today, expl…Nicholas A. Ferrell·May 25·2 min readflowerslearning2026memorialDaypoppyFlowers
Yellow-Capped Passover Coca ColaI never paid much attention to the color of caps on bottles of Coca Cola. In fact, I do not think I bought a bottle of Coca Cola in almost two years. But thanks to a 2014 article in Food & Wine, I lea…Nicholas A. Ferrell·Apr 16·1 min readcocaColalearning2026passoversoda
Asian Carp and Gefilte FishI have read about the invasive Asian carp problem in U.S. waterways. But I learned something new from Dan Lewis' aptly named "Now I Know" blog: Asian carp is commonly used in gefilte fish. I must conf…Nicholas A. Ferrell·Apr 13·1 min readasianCarpfoodinvasiveSpecieslearning2026
The Former Bronx Zoo PlatypusesI am a fan of the platypus. But I have never seen a platypus in person, for I live in New York City and not Australia. But thanks to a 2023 article in Mental Floss, I now know that New York City's Bro…Nicholas A. Ferrell·Apr 4·1 min readbronxZoolearning2026monotremenycHistory
