Mike Keeler
MIKE KEELER: A Little Medicine For These Troubled Times
There is only one sport played by people that wasn’t invented by humans. That sport is called Tewaaraton, and the people who play it are called the Haudenosaunee. You...
MIKE KEELER: Some Surprising History Behind America’s Thanksgiving Bird
We head to Thanksgiving.
But first! Let's head back to France, and the year 913. At...
MIKE KEELER: We Have No Idea Where The Road Will Lead . . .
OK, we’re past Halloween and into November, so NOW you’re allowed to start thinking about...
MIKE KEELER: Good Gourd!
OK, we’re coming up on Halloween. Time to head to the nursery and buy some...
MIKE KEELER: A … Maze … Ing … Or Not!
One of the great things about the Internet is that marketing claims don't have to...
MIKE KEELER: Attention Paraskevidekatriaphobiacs: It’s Worse Than You Think . . .
As I alluded to last week, the Gregorian calendar was first rolled out in 1582, and was fully adopted by Europe in 1752. In...
Welcome To The Most Conflicted Holiday on The Calendar
The trouble starts with the very name of the thing, to wit, there never was an explorer named Christopher Columbus. He may have been...
MIKE KEELER: “Lorem Ipsum Doler Sit Amet”
This morning’s blog isn’t finished, it’s just a draft. If it were final, it wouldn’t contain the well-known phrase, "lorem ipsum dolor sit amet,...
MIKE KEELER: It’s Time To Get Your Hex On
At 2:50 AM EDT on September 22nd we crossed the Autumnal Equinox and headed into increasing darkness. If you listen carefully, you can probably...
MIKE KEELER: And You Thought It Was Just A Twinkie . . .
Okay, listen up, cupcakes, here’s a case study on the power of branding.
Way back in 1849, a small bakery opened on Broome Street in...
MIKE KEELER: A Short Primer in Technology 101
The story starts in 1948, when some engineering students at Drexel named Bernard Silver and Norman Woodland overheard their dean talking to the president...
