deliriouslove1970. The life & times of Gary and Denise Flanders. (Free and worth every penny. If you would like to compliment the editor, send to garytheflan@deliriouslove1970.com. If you would like to complain, call your mother.)

The 29th state admitted into the Union (1846), Iowa. It’s history always involved the fact that it has the richest soil in the world. Prior to the French Europeans coming to claim the land, Host Nation people lived here for 13,000 years. It drives it’s name from the Ioway Tribe . It was considered to…

The Kingdom of Northumbria. Northumbria (/nɔːrˈθʌmbriə/; Old English: Norþanhymbra rīċe[ˈnorˠðɑnˌhymbrɑ ˈriːt͡ʃe]; Latin: Regnum Northanhymbrorum) was an early medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now Northern England and South Scotland. It existed from approximately 651 to 954 – pre invasion by the Norse (Vikings). The Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Northumbria was originally two kingdoms divided approximately around the River Tees: Bernicia was to the north of the river and Deira to the south. It is…

Devastating landslides and flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have caused widespread damage and left hundreds dead and thousands more missing. More than 600 people have been killed and at least 2,400 people remain unaccounted for, according to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.  At least seven people have died in Tibet, with…

(Statement by Prime Minister Carney, of, Canada, on the passing of His Majesty King Harald V of Norway) August 28, 2026 Ottawa, Ontario “Today, I join the people of Norway and others around the world in mourning the passing of His Majesty King Harald V. King Harald devoted his life to Norway. Forced into exile…

[written by James Martin SJ on his Substack post.] “Like millions of others, I found myself surprisingly sad over the death of Dolly Parton. Of course, like those same millions of people, I was a huge fan of this woman with an outsized musical talent. She was a regular voice on the radio from my…

If you are ever in Denver Colorado over by Colorado and Evans, and you are brave enough, check out Scream & Sugar. An odd assortment of characters and a very drinkable cuppa joe. A strange local crowd files in and the place can become crowded. I have to admit…it took me a second…’Oh, not,cream and…

“Every human being is carrying a hidden and heavy burden.” Rev John Watson

“In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now.” Dr. Wangari Maathai 2004 Nobel Prize acceptance speech.

“Late have I loved you, Beauty so very ancient and so ever new. Late have I loved you! You were within, but I was without.” St Augustine