Mike Keeler
MIKE KEELER: One Big Bottle of DUH
Let us now praise the pandemic.It was poetic that on the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day back in April 2020, when the world was completely shut down, the Earth...
MIKE KEELER: The Amazing Thing . . .
This past week’s solar eclipse up in the great north woods was pretty amazing, And...
MIKE KEELER: Spring 1774: Intolerable
In the aftermath of the destruction of the Francis Scott Key bridge this past week,...
Mike Keeler: Back in Daylight Spending Time
As we move into Daylight Savings Time, turns out the only thing we’re saving is...
MIKE KEELER: Who Are We REALLY Celebrating?
On President’s Day weekend, it’s nice to know there are some things we can all...
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...