Now we look at some of the reasons why the Warren Commission’s conclusion — that Lee Harvey Oswald killed JFK, acting alone, not part of any conspiracy (a.k.a. the “Lone Gunman” theory) — is so hotly disputed. I cannot begin to cover every conspiracy theory possibility out there. As I said in a previous post, … Read more
Okay. Having reviewed the timeline of events during those infamous Four Days, we will next summarize the evidence that Lee Harvey Oswald was the assassin of President Kennedy. We’ll dig deeper into some of the questions and doubts in the next post. The connection between the two murders If Oswald murdered Officer J. D. Tippit, while it … Read more
With the release scheduled for 26 October 2017 of additional FBI and CIA documents pertaining to the case, and with November bringing the 54th anniversary of the incident, I decided I would talk about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Before I talk about it, I’d like to remind you that my “mysteries” series … Read more
This is one of the better known mysteries out there, but surely someone hasn’t run into it yet, or would like to know more about how it works. Shortwave radio is not very popular in the United States*, having been supplanted by AM and FM. But there’s still plenty of places in the world that … Read more
John Bingham, seventh Earl of Lucan. Dashing playboy. Rich, handsome, gambling bon vivant. Reportedly considered for the role of Bond. Probably murderer. In 1963 he met and married Veronica Duncan. By the early 1970s, his hard-play lifestyle and her post-partum depression were taking a toll on the marriage. By 1974, wanting custody of his children … Read more
Lots of people know about Jonestown, the settlement in Guyana led by “Rev.” Jim Jones, and its tragic mass murder/suicide* on 18 November 1978. Many of those people know about the so-called “death tape” (transcription here), which is a cassette tape recording of Jim Jones and a few other people talking as the murder/suicides begin: Jones explains … Read more
On the right of this picture is a bottle of Laird’s applejack (apple brandy, not the Pony) showing what it looks like when you buy it. (Source: Wikipedia.) And this is what ours looked like after we did chemistry on it: And here’s what pinot noir wine looked like: What did we do to this poor alcohol? We … Read more
For my clear ice project, I wanted to use silicone trays which produce ice cubes that are reasonably, well, cubic, instead of one of the various elliptical/ovoid shapes you can get. The problem is that silicone is sorta “self-healing” when you poke a hole in it with a nail or needle; yes, you have a … Read more
If you’re trying to perfect your presentation of cocktails, you might want to make perfectly clear ice. While a lot of people will tell you to boil the water first — and it does help a certain amount — it may not give you quite the perfection you’re looking for, depending on the quality of … Read more
It turns out that in 1917, Aleister Crowley came up with an idea to improve the game of Auction Bridge: “There are […] drawbacks to Auction Bridge. Here they are: 1. Mismated partners. You get a fiend for a partner and can’t shake him off. 2. Mismated hands, The two good heart hands never seem … Read more