Monthly Archives: January 2022
2021 In Review: Pigs Is Pigs
It has been a perennial favorite here since I foirst posted it seven years agao, and last year it was the most view post of the year. Reading the post has me heading to the basement bookshelves to read teh book again. I had to write a book report last week for a course I […]
2021 In Review: Welcome To Monday
A perennial favorite since I first posted it in November 2017, this graphic was the second most popular post of 2021. Looking at the date, when it first appeared, I suspect I opted for a graphic-only post because I was on an international flight that day and didn’t have time to write anything more. (Does […]
2021 In Review: An Ordinary Hero
The only post from 2021 to make the top ten list for last year was today’s offering, written on the tenth aniversary of my father’s death, and in third place on our list. I’m not sure if this was the post I was most emotional about last year when I wrote it – there was […]
2021 In Review – Is It Monday?
I have come to realize that people really aren’t fans of Monday – at least in North America. The aversion probably isn’t the same in places where the work week begins on Sunday. This post, from January 2017, was the fourth most-viewed here in 2021. Even though it isn’t Monday today, I hope you get […]
2021 In Review: Merry Christmas – Christ Is Risen
We continue our look at the most popular posts of 2021 with this one from Christmas Day 2015. I understand the appeal of this one – without Christmas there would be no Easter. And without Easter Christmas would be unimportant. I’m not confused. I know it is Christmas – but the day would have no […]
2021 In Review: Language Lessons
When I wrote in 2018 about the two actors featured in the German language lessons millions of immigrants to Germany study, I didn’t expect the post to be more than a curiosity. I know the adventures of Tim and Lara made my classes a bit more fun, and given that this post was the sixth […]
2021 In Review: The Colosseum
Coming in at number seven as we count down the top ten posts of 2021 is this one from March of 2016. If you are ever in the position to visit Rome, this is a must see. I’m hoping to see it again – there’s always something you hadn’t noticed on previous visits. This cross […]
2021 In Review: Slim Pickings
The eighth most popular post here in 2021 was a 2020 offering that surprised me. I thought I had posted much funnier COVID humor earlier in the pandemic – but the numbers say differently. Looking at these today, 15 months after I first posted them, I still smile. But like everyone else, I just want […]
2021 In Review: Those 10,000 Hours
In the ninth spot as we review 2021 is the 2015 post that was in sixth place last year – and is the most viewed post of all time at Random Thoughts From Lorne. While I appreciate the point author Malcolm Gladwell was trying to make, his choice of The Beatles as an example of […]
2021 In Review: Hagia Sophia Frescoes
We start our review of 2021 today with the tenth most popular post of the year. It is an enduring favorite since it was first published here in 2015, and in 2020 was the most popular post. Sometimes I can’t figure out why a post becomes popular, but I understand the interest in the Hagia […]
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