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Angling for the Saxons

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s idea for an America First Caucus based on Anglo-Saxon values sounds kind of bizarre to those of us who don’t run in white supremacist circles. Like, why Anglo-Saxon in particular, and why would a group focusing on … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthurian Legend, Authors, British, Celtic, Colonization of America, England, Ethnicity, Etymology, History, J.R.R. Tolkien, Language, Lewis Carroll, Monarchy, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Norse, Politics, Prejudice, Roman Empire, United Kingdom | Tagged america first, angles, anglo-saxon attitudes, britons, dragons, english, geoffrey of monmouth, hengest, historia regum britanniae, horsa, jutes, king alfred the great, king arthur, king vortigern, marjorie taylor greene, mary rambaran-olm, merlin, nationalism, normans, odin, picts, racism, robin hood, rowena, saxons, through the looking-glass, time magazine, vikings |

Quit Jiving Me, Turkey

It’s Thanksgiving, and we were originally planning to visit Beth’s mom and uncle today, but then we both tested positive for COVID. So we’re staying at home, and I’m not even sure what we’re going to have for dinner. At … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cartoons, Colonization of America, Comics, Food, History, Holidays, Humor, Names, Relationships, Television, Thanksgiving | Tagged addams family values, b.c., b.c. the first thanksgiving, bears, berenstain bears, care bears, care bears family, care-a-lot, charles addams, fat broad, grams bear, grams bear's thanksgiving surprise, johnny hart, pies, simon bar sinister, simon says no thanksgiving, sour sam, the addams family, turkeys, underdog, wally cox |

Do the Mashed Potato, Do the Candied Yam

Yesterday was my birthday. I’m now forty-three years old. Too bad that, between the cold, the pandemic, and Beth having a cold (I’m also showing some symptoms of one), we couldn’t really do anything. What we have done in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cartoons, Colonization of America, Food, History, Holidays, Humor, Magic, Music, Prejudice, Television, Thanksgiving | Tagged cats, dogs, garfield, garfield's thanksgiving, grandma arbuckle, jon arbuckle, mayflower, mice, miles standish, odie, pets, pilgrims, racism, tennessee ernie ford, the mouse on the mayflower, turkey |

¿Donde Estan Mis Hijos?

La Llorona, most literally “The Crier,” but more often translated as the Weeping or Wailing Woman, is one of the most famous Mexican ghosts, but as with most folklore, there are several different versions of her story. What’s consistent is … Continue reading →

Posted in Aztec, Colonization of America, Greek Mythology, History, Mesoamerica, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Urban Legends | Tagged chihuicoatl, dona marina, ghosts, hera, hernan cortes, la llorona, la maliche, lamia, medea, mixcoatl, zeus |

Earth to Erdrick

I’ve mentioned before how the world of Dragon Quest III is modeled on our own Earth, although there are some strange differences. One of them is the lost continent of Aliahan, although that presumably refers to legends of Atlantis and … Continue reading →

Posted in Age of Exploration, Colonization of America, Dragon Quest, History, Japan, Roman Empire, Video Games | Tagged aliahan, baharata, baramos, cleopatra, dragon quest iii, edinbear, elves, greenlad, himiko, isis, lancel, liamland, luzami, navel of the earth, necrogond, noaniels, portoga, samanao, simon bolivar, spice trade, zipangu |

Hope Is the Snake with Feathers

While it’s a little difficult to tell for sure, as Google sometimes refuses to turn up posts that I know I made and the LiveJournal search function is worthless, I don’t think I’ve ever actually devoted a post to Quetzalcoatl … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Aztec, Characters, Colonization of America, Discworld, Gina Wickwar, History, Mythology, Native American, Oz, Oz Authors, Terry Pratchett | Tagged a. lee martinez, astfgl, divine misfortune, eric, hernan cortes, ketzal, luggage, nahua, pterosaurs, quetzalcoatl, quetzalcoatlus, quezovercoatl, rincewind, serpents, snakes, tezcatlipoca, the hidden prince of oz, venus, xolotl |

Pocahontas Poked Him in the Nose

Pocahontas – While it was originally predicted that this picture would be a bigger success than The Lion King, such was obviously not the case. I think it was kind of a mistake for Disney to try to make an … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Colonization of America, History, Revisiting Disney, VoVat Goes to the Movies | Tagged flit, jamestown, john ratcliffe, john smith, meeko, mel gibson, percy, pocahontas |

It’s All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Sacrificed

Hey, isn’t there some kind of big sporting event tomorrow/today? Seriously, I find that Superbowl time is a good opportunity to go out, since there aren’t any crowds. This year, though, I’m working at the time. I wonder if the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aztec, Board Games, Colonization of America, Games, History, Mesoamerica, Mythology, Native American, Sports | Tagged american football, codex magliabechiano, human sacrifice, macuilxochitl, patolli, ullamaliztli, xochipilli |

We’d Always Have Walking Bird on Thanksgiving, with All the Trimmings

Ah, Thanksgiving. Perhaps the lamest of the holidays that we commonly celebrate here in the United States. As I mentioned last year, it’s basically a harvest festival, but the specifically American story of the First Thanksgiving involves dissenters from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Colonization of America, Historical Personages, History, Holidays, Thanksgiving | Tagged black friday, guineafowl, massachusetts, patuxet, pilgrims, plymouth, squanto, turkey, wampanoag |