Author: patd

“But I don’t want to go among mad people," Alice remarked. "Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad." "How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice. "You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Lysistrata is alive and well in West Virginia

By PatD, a Trail Mix Contributor

Hari Sreenivsan (PBS NewsHour): Buckhannon is a town with a population of less than 6,000. It’s a deeply conservative place with a long history tied to coal. Its mayor calls it the most Trumpian place in America. But Buckhannon is also where a growing group of women are finding their voice through protest and where speaking up has angered some people, including the men in their lives.

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Happy Birthday Trail Mixers!
Twelve years ago today we launched our little corner of the Internets.

May 5th

By PatD, a Trail Mix Contributor

Things that happened on this day that are thread worthy, their impact to ponder:

  • 1494 – Christopher Columbus sighted Jamaica on his second trip to the Western Hemisphere. He named the island Santa Gloria.
  • 1862 – The Battle of Puebla took place. It is celebrated as Cinco de Mayo Day.
  • 1925 – John T. Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton, TN, was arrested for teaching Darwin’s theory of evolution.

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