650: So, if the Roman Empire didn’t fall in 476, when did it? Nobody really knows, but it’s probably safe to say that, by 650, Rome was gone and the Dark Ages had begun.

Thanksgiving: November has a lot to recommend it, but perhaps nothing as much as this: it’s the month for giving thanks. With the attitude of giving thanks, comes many blessings.

Lightning Segments: Hot Scandinavian women, a king’s life, who can you trust, and Oscar Levant.

The Tao: What is the Tao? I don’t know. But you can start to find it if you start to play.