The Explorers' Club
№ CCLXXIX - The life & times of Joseph Thomson (1858-1895), whose exploits were the direct inspiration for the novel King Solomon's Mines.
Bonus: Thomson's gazelle, namesake of the explorer.
I adore Thomson's motto, "He who goes gently, goes safely; he who goes safely, goes far."
Project OSPREY
The ill-starred Boilermakers' loss to the epithetless Jayhawks of Kansas was unfortunate—heartbreaking for my father, a Purdue University alumnus. Still, four Big Ten teams advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, fully a quarter of the participants. I suppose there is some very, very slight consolation for we fans of the valiant Wolverines in Ohio University's advancing to the Sweet Sixteen; we lost to a credible tournament team, not one-hit wonders punching above their weight for a single game. I suppose there's some consolation in that, though I don't feel at all consoled. Drat! Drat! A thousand times, drat!
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