I’ve always wanted to visit Peru and fly over the Nazca Lines. Ever since I first heard of this place years ago I’ve been fascinated with it. In the Nazca Desert a series of mysterious figures (human and animal) are depicted across 193 square miles. You can really only see them from the air, but the designs were created thousands of years ago. How, you ask? Nobody knows! Hence the mystery. 
Today in history:
- 1893 – Thomas Edison finished construction on the first motion picture studio in West Orange, New Jersey.
- 1894 – Director/producer John Ford was born. He began directing in 1917 and ended his career in 1966.
- 1906 – Singer/actress Hildegarde was born. Yes, she used just the one name for over 70 years. Long before Cher or Madonna. And she had a lot more class.
On TV tonight: just Ghost Hunters so I’ll probably watch some recorded stuff too. I have become obsessed with the old ’70s TV show Emergency! which I’ve been watching on Netflix. But I need to watch the series finale of Chuck and a few other things.
Reading: Last night I read The Name on the Bracelet by Margaret Sutton which is the 13th book in the Judy Bolton series.
We’re off to St Petersburg, Russia today to visit Pavlovsk Palace. The palace looks much the same as it did when Catherine the Great gave it to her son. Hitler tried to burn it in 1944 but most of the furniture was hidden from the Nazis and now resides in the rebuilt palace. The park surrounding the palace is designed as an English-style formal garden. All in all, it’s all stunning.
Today in history:
- 1959 – MS Hans Hedtoft, called at the time the safest ship afloat and “unsinkable” like the RMS Titanic, struck an iceberg on her maiden voyage and sank, killing all 95 aboard. Did they not learn anything from the Titanic? Don’t brag!!!
On TV tonight: a new episode of Alcatraz. Have I mentioned how much I love this show?????
Reading: Over the weekend, I began reading Napoleon’s Pyramids by William Dietrich. It’s a historical thriller about an American who joins Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt.
We’re going to take a whirlwind trip to visit several Middle Eastern locations with Roman ruins. Of course the way things are currently in the Middle East, you couldn’t pay me to visit these places in person, but online? Piece of cake!
We’ve had two celebrity deaths the past few days. James Farentino died at age 73 on the 24th. And yesterday Robert Hegyes died at age 60. Farentino was in many shows over the years but Hegyes is best remembered for his role as Juan Epstein on Welcome Back, Kotter.
On TV tonight: tonight is the series finale of Chuck which makes me rather sad even though they’ve really taken the show as far as it could go. We also have a new episode of Fringe.
Reading: Now I’m reading Viridis by Calista Taylor. This is a steampunk romance. It’s good, so far.
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