You know how you can hear phrases so many times, for so many years, from the same person, that you stop hearing it? “Hi pussycat” and “Hi sweetheart” were the words my mother would greet me with- either in person or over the phone. That is, unless she was angry with...
Month: January 2026
The Greats, the Terribles, and the Impalers: Episode 8: The Ottomans (part 2): Suleiman “the Magnificent”(1494-1566)
“I’ve been thinking about this… There’s beensomething that’s been going on forcenturies. At one point we had all ofthese great conquerors. Alexander theGreat. Catherine the Great. And Peter theGreat! Genghis Khan, Atilla theHun! Julius Caesar! He kicked some serious...
The Greats, the Terribles, and the Impalers: Episode 8: The Ottomans (part 1): Mehmed II “the Conqueror” (1444-1481).
“I’ve been thinking about this… There’s beensomething that’s been going on forcenturies. At one point we had all ofthese great conquerors. Alexander theGreat. Catherine the Great. And Peter theGreat! Genghis Khan, Atilla theHun! Julius Caesar! He kicked some serious...