Vacation Posts Coming

I'm going to be on vacation the next two weeks. As I did the past two years, I'm preparing a number of posts on historical or cultural subjects that won't be easily overtaken by events. At least one should appear daily; I may add others on the road, and if major events require it I'll do more, but expect at least one longer post a day; not my usual pace, but hey, I'm on vacation. The pre-prepared posts will appear each morning, and some years they've drawn more comment than my usual daily fare, so keep on dropping by.