—  This article by Jerry Cates, first published on 11 November 2012, was last revised on 28 April 2014. © Govinthenews Vol. 3:11(1). —————————– “Somewhere between the angels and the French lies the rest of humanity.” Mark Twain. —————————– When Samuel Clemens penned the words quoted above he was not paying the French a compliment. The ...

— This article by Jerry Cates, first published on 2 November 2012, was last revised on 28 April 2014. © Govinthenews Vol. 3:11(01). —————————– In 1872 Lewis Carroll published his book “Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There.” Buried in that book was an intriguing poem entitled “The Walrus and the Carpenter.” The lesson taught ...